Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: Algardas <algardas@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] IM Software
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:09:13
Message-Id: 20070604100556.f100ee47.algardas@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] IM Software by "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky"
1 On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:34:47 -0700
2 "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@×××××××.net> wrote:
3
4 > Algardas wrote:
5 > > On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:56:36 -0700
6 > > "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@×××××××.net> wrote:
7 > >
8 > >
9 > >> sean wrote:
10 > >>
11 > >>> Renat Golubchyk wrote:
12 > >>>
13 > >>>
14 > >>>
15 > >>>> Skype has no video functionality under linux. The linux version is
16 > >>>> rather old. It looks like it's not being worked on any more.
17 > >>>>
18 > >>>> Cheers,
19 > >>>> Renat
20 > >>>>
21 > >>>>
22 > >>>>
23 > >>> Thanks, surprised it is not being worked on though.
24 > >>>
25 > >>>
26 > >>>
27 > >> That doesn't surprise me. Skype was purchased by eBay, wasn't it? eBay
28 > >> is not a Linux shop like Google. ;)
29 > >>
30 > >
31 > > If skype is not being worked on, what is this alpha doing then?
32 > > http://packages.gentoo.org/ebuilds/?skype-1.4.0.64_alpha
33 > >
34 > > Ant it's there since May 7th and I like the new clean interface, but I'm afraid it won't stay this way for the stable release. Not sure about video though - haven't looked.
35 > >
36 > >
37 > Uh ... 1.4 for Linux, 3. something for Windows? I think I'll pass ;).
38
39 What makes you think that version number are synchronized?
40
41 Back to the topic, skype 1.4 is a complete rewrite and they are planning video support (planning doesn't give us much, but anyway...) :
42 http://share.skype.com/sites/linux/2007/05/linux_14_panacea.html
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