Skype plays footsie with open source

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Where to for Skype

It's always tough to predict where something will end up in the future. Those unexpected little surprises tend to throw things off a bit. I think what Skype is trying to do is expand into a growing market, namely the Linux market. To do that, you have to be somewhat receptive of that market's ideals. Proprietary isn't it. So, this is basically a way to break the ice, so to speak, in the courtship of a future relationship with Linux communities.

Saying that they are trying to get into Linux is inaccurate. They already have Linux versions of their client (though their Ubuntu offering has become rather out of date, and has been removed from Ubuntu's list of default install programs with the release of Karmic Koala). I suspect that there's a plan to dominate in the Linux market. There are other IP telephony offerings out there (Gizmo5 for personal use and sipXecs for the enterprise), but they don't have the marketing experience that Skype does. And that is to Skype's advantage.

Posted by: NCWeber   Posted on: 11/04/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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