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Jarige	2012-04-24 , 12:37
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Originally Posted by SamGan

Who says it is an open source product? It isn't.

If it's uncompiled Python (which is the practice) then it's source is open for everybody to see by definition. I heard Wazapp is written in Python, but I might be wrong on this.
Who says it's not open source?

Last edited by Jarige; 2012-04-24 at 12:38. Reason: Small clarification added.

don_falcone	2012-04-24 , 12:37
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Originally Posted by vi_

Oh yeah, whatscrapp will charge you after 1 years usage anyway.

...at least for Android, whereas it stays free for iOpS. I once mocked a girl about it (==going with what their hip "friends" dictate for "apps"/connectivity/social ********, and not reading WhatsApp's TOS. She was then angry about me; how i could dare.

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The most interesting thing still wasn't clarified: what will happen if "the vendor" finds out about all those people using an unlicensed/unofficial port/hack? Will their alter the protocol? Will they secure their official clients to make it harder to analyze? ICQ had a history of this, to block all the unofficial stuff ilke Miranda and Trillian.

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youmeego	2012-04-24 , 12:38
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maybe tgalal release n900 version first today?

Jarige	2012-04-24 , 12:41
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Originally Posted by vi_

He should charge just to troll you bellbags who do not realise what a sack of crap it is.

I know Whatsapp is crap, I'm probably not going to actively use this. The whole idea of a closed source product using closed standards is against my principles. But I am still following it's development because I know a lot of people will love this program.

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	TMavica	2012-04-24 , 12:45
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Originally Posted by don_falcone

...at least for Android, whereas it stays free for iOpS. I once mocked a girl about it (==going with what their hip "friends" dictate for "apps"/connectivity/social ********, and not reading WhatsApp's TOS. She was then angry about me; how i could dare. )

The most interesting thing still wasn't clarified: what will happen if "the vendor" finds out about all those people using an unlicensed/unofficial port/hack? Will their alter the protocol? Will they secure their official clients to make it harder to analyze? ICQ had a history of this, to block all the unofficial stuff ilke Miranda and Trillian.

I think so, they will block us
and how we can pay when the whatsapp start cost

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Dre	2012-04-24 , 12:55
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Originally Posted by vi_

Not if he compiles it to bytecode.

He should charge just to troll you bellbags who do not realise what a sack of crap it is.

Oh yeah, whatscrapp will charge you after 1 years usage anyway.

Since you think this is crap, then why are you following this thread?

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	ammyt	2012-04-24 , 13:19
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Originally Posted by pablocrossa

If you can simultaneously NITdroid and Python then yes

It should be trivial to adapt as you have said, probably move files around and pimp up the DEB, if the python has any harmattan-specific calls (which I doubt) then replace them that last part should be the biggest problem hehe

I swear either I am stupid or inventing stuff but didnt you sit your IGCSEs last year?? I seem to recall reading that somewhere

Hehehe, I am actually still working on two programs written in PyQT, a new NITDroid build, and looking forward to Wazzapp (or whatever it is/will be called). That EULA stuff however feels worrying...

Nope, you ain't stupid :P, grade 9 is a preparatory year for the official CIE examinations, you do all of your mock exams there, grade 10 right now is the big thing, heck, I just finished my official ICT practical paper 2 yesterday, my first official CIE exam hehehehe

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ronald122789	2012-04-24 , 13:21
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still no version for n900??

	ammyt	2012-04-24 , 13:23
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Originally Posted by vale2k7

AMMYT check your mail account!!!

Dude I toldchu I'm outta crack right now!

EDIT: Oh wait, that wasn't your mail, please disregard.

godofwar424	2012-04-24 , 14:53
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Originally Posted by ronald122789

still no version for n900??

Most likely wont happen for a long time or at all.

Not this one anyways.

It will be portable but it will require work to make it integrate into the N900 OS which is DIFFERENT from the N9 OS.

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