Looks like I was looking at the regular Skype API's license agreement: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/legal/terms/api/
I don't really keep up to date on skype developments but I don't recall there being an api at all when I last looked. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Paul Aurich <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2010-06-22 10:19, Christian Doyle wrote: > > I'm not sure if people have seen this: http://developer.skype.com/ but > > it looks like it will be possible to hook into skype's proprietary apis > > for video calling pretty soon. I skimmed the Licence Agreement and I > > didn't see any wording that makes it sounds like they don't want open > > source projects using it. > > I assume you're talking about the SkypeKit beta they just announced (as > opposed to the Skype API, which has been around for longer (I think))? > > Do you have a link to the license agreement? I looked for it briefly, > but couldn't find one. All I could find was this (which makes me > suspect the license may not be GPL-compatible): "For example, our > license terms prohibit using SkypeKit for gambling or adult-themed > applications." (from > http://blogs.skype.com/devzone/2010/06/skypekit_beta.html) > > ~Paul > >
