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.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 8:25 PM, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler <<a href="mailto:raster@openmoko.org">raster@openmoko.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:06:45 -0500 "Forrest Sheng Bao" <<a href="mailto:forrest.bao@gmail.com">forrest.bao@gmail.com</a>><br>
babbled:<br>
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> Hey guys,<br>
><br>
> I think not being about to use Skype on Neo is a big disadvantage. I don't<br>
> have a cell phone. I contact the world thru Internet solely, including<br>
> watching TV series or telephone calls. I think OPenMoko is opener than<br>
> Nokia's Meamo project. But one can use Skype on Nokia N810. Will OpenMoko<br>
> consider asking Skype to develop the client for Neo?<br>
<br>
</div>you do know nokia PAID skype significant money to develop skype for the n8xx?<br>
skype is not open. i would say OM has no intent to go pay money for someone<br>
else to develop a CLOSED piece of software for openmoko. OM is all about being<br>
open. skype is not all about being open. they just don't mix. if you want to<br>
somehow reverse-engineer skype's protocol details and write your own - feel<br>
free. also if you wish to somehow make the skype binaries for the n8xx work on<br>
OM - feel free to work at it and release your work, but OM, i seriously doubt,<br>
is going to lay down good money for a closed piece of software when there are<br>
plenty of open alternatives. :)<br>
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> Cheers,<br>
> Forrest<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Forrest Sheng Bao<br>
> Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science<br>
> M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering<br>
> Rm 115, Experimental Sciences Building<br>
> Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA<br>
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><br>
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><br>
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</div></div><font color="#888888">--<br>
Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <<a href="mailto:raster@openmoko.org">raster@openmoko.org</a>><br>
</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Forrest Sheng Bao<br>Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science<br>M.Sc. student, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering<br>Rm 115, Experimental Sciences Building<br>
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA<br><a href="http://narnia.cs.ttu.edu">http://narnia.cs.ttu.edu</a><br>1-806-577-4592<br><br>Forrest is an equal opportunity Email sender.<br>1. You are encouraged to use the language you prefer. Beyond English, I can also read traditional/simplified Chinese and a bit German.<br>
2. I will only send you files readable to free or open source software.