i guess, changing protocol is not so easy for yahoo. But like, i saw before, if the source is open, yahoo will surely meddle with it and make life hell for us. SO our apps dont stand a chance to stay for long and needs a constant update.
Why not test the MSN guys as well? arvind > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip S Tellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Linux India" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 1:21 PM > Subject: Re: [LIH] Yahoo off again > > > > On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Arvind wrote: > > > > > i guess, this is the biggest problem for open source. what do u all > > > say? > > > > Nope. Since the code is released under the GPL, anyone who takes it > > must also release it under the GPL. This is not the problem here. The > > problem here is that yahoo wanted to stop our code from working. > > > > All of their clients use a new protocol. All of our clients use an old > > protocol. All they have to do is stop supporting the old protocol - > > which they did - partially at first, and fully now. Now, they also send > > a message saying that the client is no longer supported. This is > > presumably for the benefit of people who are still using older versions > > of yahoo's client. > > > > -- > > Friction is a drag. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-india-help mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
