[Asterisk-Users] Skype 4 Linux

Martin List-Petersen martin+asterisk at list-petersen.net
Wed Jun 23 03:42:20 MST 2004


On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 10:56, Stefan de Konink wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Since 21 june skype is available to be used on Linux, with a static
> binary, which includes QT, of 8 meg its big.
> 
> http://www.skype.com/help_linux_faq.html
> 
> I presume, with some hacking, there could be a possibility to use the
> Skype program as a Channel. (Eq. Skype is started, and with a visual
> scripting thing a connection is made and Asterisk connects via OSS (or the
> alsa emulation layer)).
> 
> It is a bit of work, but reverse enginering is too :)

Probably not worth the work because you certainly would conflict with some software patents. Besides that
it's going to be very limited, what you can use something like that for.

It's after all only their softphone, that works with it. Nothing else.

Kind regards,
Martin List-Petersen





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