On 08/03/2016 08:54 AM, M wrote: > The new "skype alpha" works without pulseaudio on my system, not sure if > it works WITH pulseaudio ;) > > I am not able to make calls with and it feels kind of laggy compare. > Depending on the browser version it might have even more limitations. > That is why I switched to "skype alpha" > > "Skype Alpha" started with a complete new version-number, so the latest > version would be "1.0.xxx". > > In the announcement it is said that making calls with the old (4.0.xx) > version will not work anymore. So we could drop the old version as the > web version provides as many features as. > > > > > > Am 3. August 2016 16:10:45 MESZ, schrieb Daniel Campbell <z...@gentoo.org>: > > On 08/03/2016 05:13 AM, Andrew Savchenko wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 08:58:24 -0300 Guilherme Amadio wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 11:15:30AM +0800, Jason Zaman wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 04:08:34PM -0700, Jigme Datse > Rasku wrote: > > I'd have to say, there is likely a reason we are > looking for a new > maintainer. I don't know what is involved, but I > might be interested. > Might be wanting to start that direction... > > > There is a new alpha skype for linux too now that should > be looked into. > I have no idea how stable it is but it's probably not > much worse than > what we currently have :P. > > > https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-Alpha-and-calling-on-Chrome-amp-Chromebooks/td-p/4434299 > > > There is also a web version at https://web.skype.com for > those that feel > that installing the desktop client is too much of a hassle. > I've moved > to Google Hangouts long ago, though, and never looked back. > > > Lucky you... I also moved to sip and tox ages ago, but... there are > some people that use nothing but skype. That is the problem. > > Best regards, > Andrew Savchenko > > Indeed. The network effect is unfortunately powerful. I think if Tox can > get > past a few key hurdles, adoption will be less of a hassle. All it > needs is feature parity with video, voice, and file sharing. Of course, > doing that with end-to-end encryption *and* with as little latency and > bandwidth use as realistic is difficult. > > But I try it out every now and then to see if I could convince my family > to switch to it. In my experience people don't fully understand or value > digital privacy until you explain to them what could be done with the > structure of applications like Skype (going through a central server). > > If they ever reach the point of understanding that, it's easier to get > them to simply try Tox or another alternative. > > > -- > Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail > gesendet.
I was just on Skype using video chat last night, the old 4.x version that the ebuild ships. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6
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