There's a large number of gadgets one can buy that work with Skype through the API. One of the things I'm interested right now is the ability to properly use a mobile phone headset with a SIP/IAX softphone. Is there an softphone that emulates the Skype API? Are there legal implications in writing an softphone that emulates the Skype API? Should I just give up and buy a Siemens DECT phone that supports a bluetooth headset? -- Thanks, Cosmin Prund -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20071018/73bdccee/attachment.htm
On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 01:05:16PM +0300, Cosmin Prund wrote:> There's a large number of gadgets one can buy that work with Skype > through the API. One of the things I'm interested right now is the > ability to properly use a mobile phone headset with a SIP/IAX softphone. > > > > Is there an softphone that emulates the Skype API? > > Are there legal implications in writing an softphone that emulates the > Skype API? > > Should I just give up and buy a Siemens DECT phone that supports a > bluetooth headset?Many of the "skype phones" can at least be used as an extra sound device. Using them as a handset is probably more complicated. -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir.cohen at xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.cohen at xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com iax:guest at local.xorcom.com/tzafrir
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2007-Oct-19 01:03 UTC
[asterisk-users] Softphone that emulates Skype API ?
On 10/18/07, Cosmin Prund <cosmin.prund at adicomsoft.ro> wrote:> > One of the things I'm interested right now is the ability to > properly use a mobile phone headset with a SIP/IAX softphone. >Thats a function of the bluetooth stack. Go ahead and pair your bluetooth headset to your PC it will work like any audio device. Any softphone that supports selecting the input source should work. With the Widcomm bluetooth stack anyways....> Is there an softphone that emulates the Skype API?Not that I am aware. Skype is proprietary and closed platform.> Are there legal implications in writing an softphone that emulates the Skype > API?Not that I am aware. Even the draconian DMCA laws permit circumvention of these digital "copyright protection" mechanisms for software interoperability.> Should I just give up and buy a Siemens DECT phone that supports a bluetooth > headset? >Giving up is your prerogative....