Skype Protocol Reverse Engineered

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[citation][nom]darkxuy[/nom]Nope, branding has nothing to do here, its about connecting to the skype network without the skype client.Its the protocol being reverse engineered here.[/citation]
Well done, thank you, I did read the story.
When the protocols are successfully reverse engineered and an app is generated for anyone to use by free download you will still see the millions and millions of people out there downloading Skype (or whatever MS decides to use in the future) because they know Skype and they don't know the reverse engineered version.

When given a choice between 2 identical items, people go by brand, it's psychology 101.

 

[w3k3m]

[citation][nom]hixbot[/nom]I think you missed the part that they didn't legitimately reverse engineer the code.[/citation]

No, I didn't. What he is privately doing to learn about the protocols is none of their business (as long he uses publicly available information). Legally, that's just a rumor. As far as copyright goes, it is all about what he releases to the public. If he can duplicate same functionality without using any of the original code, it's all in clear.

 

[darkxuy]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]Well done, thank you, I did read the story.When the protocols are successfully reverse engineered and an app is generated for anyone to use by free download you will still see the millions and millions of people out there downloading Skype (or whatever MS decides to use in the future) because they know Skype and they don't know the reverse engineered version.When given a choice between 2 identical items, people go by brand, it's psychology 101.[/citation]

Ok, but you are still missing the point, nobody is trying to compete with skype.

This effort is to assure linux compatibility, and to have an alternative just in case MS decides to do something stupid e.g. put annoying adds in the client.

 

[f-14]

nothing new the soivets reversed engineered anything of relevance since world war 2

 

[verbalizer]

I hate spammers..

 

[Guest]

The Russian Skype hack could have been delayed or prevented according to Russian Russian copy protection software specialist StarForce Technologies (www.star-force.com). See http/bit.ly/j3lYfV.

 

[Guest]

The Open Source Community is ALL about theft and reverse engineering.

Hacking into DLLs and stealing code? EASY!
Adding in stupid ideas and complaining that the original commercial viewer doesn't support them in an attempt to get people to use your own proprietary code? EASY!
Creating your own open format and stop being dicks about everything? OMG HARD!


You took my "revolutionary device" apart. Changed two resistors... then claimed you had a new product and undersold me (free). THAT is the "Open source" way.

Unfortunately, even mature open source projects can get hit with immature additions simply because "It is COOOL DOG" type rationale.