[Bug 102005] Re: gaim should support skype

2007-04-02 Thread timm
I don't think that this is possible nor legal to do. First of all the Skype protocol is closed and Skype spends a lot on security so no-one can reverse engine it. I think there were some guys who were able to create a free Skype version that supports Text-Chat, but I am not very sure. Maybe you

[Bug 102005] Re: gaim should support skype

2007-04-02 Thread DrOdal
Well, if it's not legal there's no need for going on, thanks anyway. -- gaim should support skype https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102005 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gaim in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 102005] Re: gaim should support skype

2007-04-02 Thread DrOdal
Rejected because not legal ** Changed in: gaim (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Rejected -- gaim should support skype https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102005 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gaim in ubuntu. --

Re: [Bug 102005] Re: gaim should support skype

2007-04-02 Thread Luke Schierer
On Mon, Apr 02, 2007 at 08:07:03PM -, DrOdal wrote: Rejected because not legal Reverse engineering for compatability is legal, if the person doing it has not looked at their code. It just is very hard to reverse engineer from packet captures alone, and so takes a very skilled developer a