Skype's no-redistribution policy
 

Hello:

Skype for Linux version 4 has recently been released. An RPM package has
been made, and it's mentioned in the Wiki:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype#head-
a08dbc518378653842007a2eec37bc32e13c0bd0

However, Microsoft claims to prohibit redistribution of Skype
(http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/legal/terms/tou/ , subsection 4.2).

My feeling is that the Wiki shouldn't mention this RPM, but I thought I
shouldn't simply delete this part of the Wiki before asking here.

Yves

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On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 6:36 PM, Yves Bellefeuille <yan@storm.ca> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Skype for Linux version 4 has recently been released. An RPM package has
> been made, and it's mentioned in the Wiki:
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype#head-
> a08dbc518378653842007a2eec37bc32e13c0bd0
>
> However, Microsoft claims to prohibit redistribution of Skype
> (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/legal/terms/tou/ , subsection 4.2).
>
> My feeling is that the Wiki shouldn't mention this RPM, but I thought I
> shouldn't simply delete this part of the Wiki before asking here.

Thanks for the note. I have reverted the change. In this case, I think
we should apply the "guilty until proven innocent" rule.

Akemi
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On Fri, 2012-06-22 at 21:36 -0400, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Skype for Linux version 4 has recently been released. An RPM package has
> been made, and it's mentioned in the Wiki:
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Skype#head-
> a08dbc518378653842007a2eec37bc32e13c0bd0
>
> However, Microsoft claims to prohibit redistribution of Skype
> (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/legal/terms/tou/ , subsection 4.2).
>
> My feeling is that the Wiki shouldn't mention this RPM, but I thought I
> shouldn't simply delete this part of the Wiki before asking here.
>
> Yves
>

Well since we can link to it, it should still be mentioned as many
people would like to know they can use it if needed. It is not like we
are distributing it, thus the new change should not affect it being in
the wiki.

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Hi,

On 06/23/2012 02:36 AM, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
> However, Microsoft claims to prohibit redistribution of Skype
> (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/legal/terms/tou/ , subsection 4.2).

Is this different from their previous policy ?


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On 06/23/2012 02:47 PM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 06/23/2012 02:36 AM, Yves Bellefeuille wrote:
>> However, Microsoft claims to prohibit redistribution of Skype
>> (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/legal/terms/tou/ , subsection 4.2).
> Is this different from their previous policy ?
>
>
I've read all the page in full once and subsection 4.2 three times and I
still do not see anything prohibiting us to send people to the rpm. By
mere saying "You can download from..." we are NOT redistributing.


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On Saturday 23 June 2012, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists@karan.org> wrote:

> Is this different from their previous policy ?

The wording was the same on 23 June 2011, according to
http://web.archive.org/

The reference to the RPM package was only recently added to the Wiki, if
that's what you mean. So what's changed isn't Skype's policy, but the
Wiki's content.

Yves

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