Bug#298763: marked as done (ITP: skype -- Internet telephony that just works)
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Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : skype
Version : 1.0.0.7-1
* URL : http://www.skype.com/
* License : Skype End User License Agreement (non-free)
Description : Internet telephony that just works
[cite from #255546]
"Skype cannot be packaged into Debian. It's proprietary software,
released as binary only, and therefore not suitable for inclusion, even
in the non-free section."
[/cite]
Debian Policy says:
"[...] for example, if the source is unavailable. These situations will
need to be handled on a case-by-case basis."
I suggest to leave this 'case-by-case'-decision up to the ftp-masters. I
will take care about the upload of a conforming package. Until my
sponsor did an upload, interim versions are available from
http://archive.daniel-baumann.ch/.
Regards,
Daniel
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Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email: daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/
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Having bugged skype.com regularly for over a year, they seem to be
completely unable and/or unwilling to read mails, I'm giving up now.
skype.com seems to abandon the linux port since they were bought out by
ebay: there is still no skype 2.x available for linux, although it was
promised to be finished again and again.
However, no loss at all - there are already better replacements
available now (gnomemeeting2 aka ekiga and wengophone mainly). For those
who need skype nevertheless, I'm re-uploading skype packages to
debian-unofficial.org in the next few days.
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Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist
Email: daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net
Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/
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