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So much for Microsoft loving the open-source movement.

by nextparadigms 14y ago

kcbanner 14y ago
heh, did you look at the project? It's not open source, it's a decompiled Skype binary.
- skypeopensource 14y ago
  No, its not. Decompiled binary just need for reversing. Open source clone of skype is Epycs(reverse enginered skype). https://github.com/skypeopensource/epycs https://github.com/skypeopensource/epycs
  - gtirloni 14y ago
    I think you'll have some trouble fighting MS to prove that your open source version isn't directly based on code you got from the decompiled binary. As other have said, it's better to follow the clean-room process and define the specification. Then someone else can implement it in a legally safe manner. The specification by itself would be an enormous contribution.
recoiledsnake 14y ago
I guess Google too hates open source since they won't release their proprietary modifications to the Linux kernel and their search engine code and will go after anyone getting them and putting it on Github.
- tonfa 14y ago
  http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Ftorvalds%2Flinux-2.6.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=author&s=google.com http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Ftorvalds%2Fl...
  - cooldeal 14y ago
    That doesn't include Google's modifications. From http://lwn.net/Articles/357658/ http://lwn.net/Articles/357658/ And there's a lot in that tree. Google started with the 2.4.18 kernel - but they patched over 2000 files, inserting 492,000 lines of code. Among other things, they backported 64-bit support into that kernel. Eventually they moved to 2.6.11, primarily because they needed SATA support. A 2.6.18-based kernel followed, and they are now working on preparing a 2.6.26-based kernel for deployment in the near future. They are currently carrying 1208 patches to 2.6.26, inserting almost 300,000 lines of code. Roughly 25% of those patches, Mike estimates, are backports of newer features. .. Linus asked: why aren't these patches upstream? Is it because Google is embarrassed by them, or is it secret stuff that they don't want to disclose, or is it a matter of internal process problems?
    - tonfa 14y ago
      If it's like android, it might be much closer to upstream now (your article is from 2009).

So much for Microsoft loving the open-source movement.

kcbanner 14y ago

heh, did you look at the project? It's not open source, it's a decompiled Skype binary.

skypeopensource 14y ago
No, its not. Decompiled binary just need for reversing. Open source clone of skype is Epycs(reverse enginered skype). https://github.com/skypeopensource/epycs https://github.com/skypeopensource/epycs
- gtirloni 14y ago
  I think you'll have some trouble fighting MS to prove that your open source version isn't directly based on code you got from the decompiled binary. As other have said, it's better to follow the clean-room process and define the specification. Then someone else can implement it in a legally safe manner. The specification by itself would be an enormous contribution.

recoiledsnake 14y ago

I guess Google too hates open source since they won't release their proprietary modifications to the Linux kernel and their search engine code and will go after anyone getting them and putting it on Github.

tonfa 14y ago
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Ftorvalds%2Flinux-2.6.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=author&s=google.com http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Ftorvalds%2Fl...
- cooldeal 14y ago
  That doesn't include Google's modifications. From http://lwn.net/Articles/357658/ http://lwn.net/Articles/357658/ And there's a lot in that tree. Google started with the 2.4.18 kernel - but they patched over 2000 files, inserting 492,000 lines of code. Among other things, they backported 64-bit support into that kernel. Eventually they moved to 2.6.11, primarily because they needed SATA support. A 2.6.18-based kernel followed, and they are now working on preparing a 2.6.26-based kernel for deployment in the near future. They are currently carrying 1208 patches to 2.6.26, inserting almost 300,000 lines of code. Roughly 25% of those patches, Mike estimates, are backports of newer features. .. Linus asked: why aren't these patches upstream? Is it because Google is embarrassed by them, or is it secret stuff that they don't want to disclose, or is it a matter of internal process problems?
  - tonfa 14y ago
    If it's like android, it might be much closer to upstream now (your article is from 2009).