not being able to use Skype is a big problem

Forrest Sheng Bao forrest.bao at gmail.com
Thu Jul 3 03:56:43 CEST 2008


I don't think one can run Skype for N8xx on Neo coz the CPU instruction set
is different. I am not sure whether TI OMAP, the CPU used in N8xx, uses ARM
instruction set.

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:25 PM, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <
raster at openmoko.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:06:45 -0500 "Forrest Sheng Bao" <
> forrest.bao at gmail.com>
> babbled:
>
> > Hey guys,
> >
> > I think not being about to use Skype on Neo is a big disadvantage. I
> don't
> > have a cell phone. I contact the world thru Internet solely, including
> > watching TV series or telephone calls. I think OPenMoko is opener than
> > Nokia's Meamo project. But one can use Skype on Nokia N810. Will OpenMoko
> > consider asking Skype to develop the client for Neo?
>
> you do know nokia PAID skype significant money to develop skype for the
> n8xx?
> skype is not open. i would say OM has no intent to go pay money for someone
> else to develop a CLOSED piece of software for openmoko. OM is all about
> being
> open. skype is not all about being open. they just don't mix. if you want
> to
> somehow reverse-engineer skype's protocol details and write your own - feel
> free. also if you wish to somehow make the skype binaries for the n8xx work
> on
> OM - feel free to work at it and release your work, but OM, i seriously
> doubt,
> is going to lay down good money for a closed piece of software when there
> are
> plenty of open alternatives. :)
>
> > Cheers,
> > Forrest
> >
> > --
> > Forrest Sheng Bao
> > Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science
> > M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
> > Rm 115, Experimental Sciences Building
> > Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
> > http://narnia.cs.ttu.edu
> > 1-806-577-4592
> >
> > Forrest is an equal opportunity Email sender.
> > 1. You are encouraged to use the language you prefer. Beyond English, I
> can
> > also read traditional/simplified Chinese and a bit German.
> > 2. I will only send you files readable to free or open source software.
> >
>
>
> --
> Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <raster at openmoko.org>
>



-- 
Forrest Sheng Bao
Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science
M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Rm 115, Experimental Sciences Building
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
http://narnia.cs.ttu.edu
1-806-577-4592

Forrest is an equal opportunity Email sender.
1. You are encouraged to use the language you prefer. Beyond English, I can
also read traditional/simplified Chinese and a bit German.
2. I will only send you files readable to free or open source software.
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