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For the record :
- the thing that is phased out is the client that uses the older original Fasttracker/Kazaa inspired proprietary protocole. (Same as the OLD linux qt-based client) (this is what the library provided by Skype for most smartphone used - like Maemo, WebOS, etc..
That the thing that is currently being dropped from Maemo.

- the new "official API" is the webapp https://web.skype.com (Same as the upcoming beta Linux client which is basically a webkit wrapper around the webapp).

You should be able to use the webapp with any modern browser.
Microsoft has even ported the call code from ORTP (Internet Explorer-specific) to WebRTC (IETF standard).

There's even a libpurple plugin written by EionRobb that currently supports the web api for chat (e.g: you could use it in pidgin or in telepathy), and now that microsoft has switched to WebRTC, even the calling function should be implementable eventually.

Once the calls get supported in plugins it should be doable again to have skype as simply an alternative provider in the phone app on smartphones.

(e.g.: using the purple plugin in telepathy makes it possible on Sailfish OS to chat through skype using the messaging app)

Last edited by DrYak; 2017-10-17 at 17:50.
 

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