On Sunday 30 August 2009, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 17:54 +0930, Tim wrote: >> On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 15:07 -0700, jack craig wrote: >> > is the source open anywhere? >> >> It's a closed source application. That, and the various discovered >> nasties (never mind the ones that haven't, yet, been discovered, because >> it's closed source), are why it's not well regarded here. > >Not to defend Skype, but let's keep a sense of proportion. Is the *phone >system* open source? Is it free from bugging? > >(BTW there is no evidence to suggest that Skype conversations can be >overheard, as long as both ends are secured. That doesn't mean they >can't be, but the balance of probabilities seems to be against it for >the time being. Note that traffic analysis is another matter). > >poc Sorry Patrick, but our govco snoops have been bragging they have skype decoded now for about 2 years. And I assume skype has been changing things too, but whatever one group can do, another group can undo. Its just the nature of the internet for that to happen. I don't have the talent to decode it, but there are plenty who do. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The NRA is offering FREE Associate memberships to anyone who wants them. <https://www.nrahq.org/nrabonus/accept-membership.asp> How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? -- Pink Floyd -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
