[JDEV] Re: Open Source?

[Shalom Levytam]

Thanks, this helps a bit.

I guess Rhymbox is closed source then...

--SL

"Chris Wilkes" <cwilkes-jabber at ladro.com> wrote in message
news:20030226194045.GA80106 at www.ladro.com...
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 01:03:08PM -0500, Shalom Levytam wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me whether the executables for the different jabber
clients
> > are supposed to be open source?  Specifically, I am looking for the code
to
> > Rhymbox.exe.  I thought all Jabber Software was for share...
>
> Jabber is a protocol, like HTTP is for web pages.  You can make a closed
> source pay only client if you want to.
>
> There might be some situations like if you're using someone else's
> software in your client that you have to bide by their rules, however.
>
> Chris