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If the system can successfully masquerade as an older Skype version it stands a chance. That is unless Skype has a baked-in not yet understood mechanism for pushing protocol changes to its clients. Skype would have to find discerning features, implement it on their servers and possibly even push it to their client updates. Whenever such discerning features were found it's a simple matter of arms race, i.e. A difficult but fair chance. Alternatively Skype can start blocking older versions which is rather unlikely. Concerning the open and better issue; There definitely are open alternatives.

None of them have quite the firewall-defying capabilities of Skype. Nor the user base for that matter. Building any kind of social network is fraught with chicken&egg problems and those first to reach mass have it made.

Just check how one of the richest and most powerful technology companies Google is struggling to get a foot in Facebook's market. Actually, no. If you look at those files, you're 'tainted' and can't be the one who writes a new implementation.

The correct way to do reverse engineering for compatibility is to have to completely separate teams. The first does the reverse engineering and writes the specification/documentation. The second completely separate teams takes the specs/docs and writes an entirely new implementation. This is the process used to achieve the 'IBM PC Compatible' system you're probably using right now (including your Mac). Reading up on the development of the Compatibles is a good way to understand how to do reverse engineering correctly. Then the cloners moved at warp speed. According to Wikipedia, the PC AT shipped in 1984.

For nostalgia, I kept my copy of IBM Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library Technical Reference, Pub #1502494. 'This manual describes the various units of the IBM Personal Computer AT and how they interact. How to install a ucom pad driver on windows 10 282 in one 29. It also has information about the basic input/output system (BIOS) and about programming support. The information in this publication is for reference, and is intended for hardware and program designers, programmers, engineers, and anyone else who needs to understand the design and operation of the IBM Personal Computer AT.' It includes the source listing of the PC AT BIOS, as well as complete interface pinouts, etc. The colophon for this manual reads First Edition (March 1984) So what is your time line for IBM only publishing this manual after the PC AT was cloned? No, but he seems factually correct that the files are IDA Pro output from Skype binaries, and a patched/modified version of a Skype binary.

This is as opposed to publishing observations/specifications from looking at such dumps, or from a black-box observation of Skype's behaviour. In this case I believe jcr is 100% correct that what's being distributed isn't protected reverse engineering output, it's a derivative work of the original. In short: Decompiling or cracking a program and posting it online with notes is not the same as reverse engineering it, although it's a step in that direction. > No offense intended.:) None Taken.:) But to answer your question: - I have no credentials, and don't want any. - I am not an expert, and don't want to be one. - For every bit of the subject matter that I've learned, I can name at least a half dozen people who know that bit better than I do.