On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 10:23:25PM +0200, Tzahi Fadida wrote: > No one forces you to use it.
Unless all your friends use it, including the Linux-using ones. Then it prohibits you from communicating with the world. > Skype is not a router it makes use of the application layer. > You can write your own application that will do the same if you are so > upset. > A company using closed source to create a monopoly by disallowing other > companies to use > (effectively) the only available infrastructure is not legitimate. Once we help Skype become the "de-facto standard" for voice chat by using it, regardless of license, we'll have no real alternative: esentially Skype will turn into an 'infrastructure', much like the 'Internet' is for routers ... only that the 'Internet' was always open. > Closed source is legitimate. Yes, when the game is about providing a better product. User base lock-in is a marketing technique, not a gauge of software. > ergo the example of Microsoft is not the same here and no Linux user got > burnt by not using skype Not got burnt yet? Wait till your friends start using it. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
