[Freeswitch-users] Skype is likely to stop supporting desktop API by Dec. 2013

[Giovanni Maruzzelli]

I agree with Steven.

My take on this is:

- the future new versions of the Skype client will not have the feature of
being "remote controllable" via the API

* On Linux we use an old version, actually more than 4 years old, and there
is not a way to force an update of it (it is "manually" downloaded and then
installed as binary .tgz by the install.pl script).

* On Windows, if users have installed an autoupdating version of Skype
client, then maybe the update can be forced.

For what is my understanding and feeling, skype module is used almost only
on Linux.

So, I believe this will have no impact on Freeswitch.

Only thing that can impact the module on Linux is if Skype will change
basic protocol (basic voice and IM features) or encoding.

-giovanni


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Steven Ayre <steveayre at gmail.com> wrote:

> The API is a feature of the client. It'll continue to work for as long as
> you continue to use the older client version. What remains to be seen is
> whether they'll block older client versions from connecting.
>
>
> On 6 November 2013 10:17, Arsen <arsen.semionov at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Guys, does anyone have info about 'skype 2.0.0.72 static' which is used
>> in skypopen module, will it survive the next month?
>> Is it possible that the API will be disabled in recent skype versions,
>> but this version won't lose ability to communicate via API?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arsen.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Michael Jerris <mike at jerris.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Nice hat.
>>>
>>> On Nov 4, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Karl Schmidt <karl at xtronics.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > What I've read is that MS bought Skype with government money ( way
>>> beyond the value of the company)
>>> > so that interception would be easier. I've always assumed that the
>>> spooks that set up Google still
>>> > work for the same people.  The question is if the changes are at the
>>> request of the spooks or for
>>> > market reasons? My hunch is it is a combination of both.
>>> >
>>> > What should concern people here is if they pull the plug on SIP due to
>>> some black-flag 'crisis'.
>>>
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Giovanni Maruzzelli
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