Reasons not to use Skype (2012)

Re:Reasons not to use Skype (2012) by ycmbntrthrwaway on Saturday January 07, 2017 @05:39PM (#13347091)

Looks great, I was not aware they had open source client.

Given that they were forced to release their Axolotl (aka Signal protocol) under GPLv3+, they try to add some strange restrictions [2]:

"Additionally, if you choose to build an Open Source App, certain restrictions apply, as follows: a. You agree not to change the way the Open Source App connects and interacts with our servers ..."

As I understand I am free to ignore any additions to GPL.

[1] https://medium.com/@wireapp/axolotl-and-proteus-788519b186a7... [2] https://github.com/wireapp/wire

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Re:Reasons not to use Skype (2012) by detaro on Saturday January 07, 2017 @05:42PM (#13347103)

I read it as that only applies when you connect to their servers, and is the usage policy/Terms of Service for their servers, not a code license.

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