I think but not sure that adium and miranda both have skype plugins. so those might die if skype api does as well. those that use adium and miranda more then I do can chime in on this subject.
Tc all. On Aug 2, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Doug Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > I have participated in a discussion on this list of the apparent > Microsoft plans to decommission the so-called Skype Desktop API. I > said this would effectively kill SkypeTalking and Clisk but not GW > Connect. I must now correct myself a bit. > > The original article from which this news came to us, found now at > > http://gigaom.com:80/2013/07/13/skype-says-it-will-kill-desktop-api-by-end-of-2013/ > > makes it sound like the termm "Desktop API" applies to both the API > used by SkypeTalking and Clisk, formerly called the "Public API," and > the newer API for creating whole clients like GW Connect, which I > believe is called the "Skype Dev Kit." > > If I am correct here, GW Connect will die also. > > Microsoft is urging developers to replace their use of the older APIs > with something called "Skype URIs," which is really a new name for a > (perhaps expanded) set of URL-like requests one can make against a > running Skype client. An example is "skype://dlee42?add," which is a > way of adding me as a contact from anywhere you can launch a URL. > > I am in discussion with Skype / Microsoft people about the future of > the Skype APIs and will keep everyone informed as best I can. > > In the mean time, I am interested in knowing of any apps people are > using that (1) require one of the apparently dying Skype APIs, and (2) > are not easily replaced by anything that does not rely on those. I > already know of Clisk (of course since I wrote it) and SkypeTalking, > but there may be others out there. > > Thanks much for any input. > > > -- > Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org > SSB BART Group [email protected] > http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > "I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." > Bishop Desmond Tutu > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. > > to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > and for a searchable archives page go here. > http://bit.ly/64Y48 > > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > [email protected] > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
