Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: Renat Golubchyk <ragermany@×××.net>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] IM Software
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 21:39:40
Message-Id: 20070603233517.43a92483@mating-tux
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] IM Software by sean
1 On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:41 -0400 sean <tech.junk@×××××××.net> wrote:
2 > Daniel Gryniewicz wrote:
3 > > On Sun, 2007-06-03 at 09:44 -0400, sean wrote:
4 > >> I am still using gaim, not moved over to what appears their new
5 > >> name Pidgin so I thought I would ask here for recommendations.
6 > >>
7 > >> I like the way gaim works, but I was wondering is there a package
8 > >> like gaim, and in portage that would also include some sort of
9 > >> video capabilities as well, and be cross platform?
10 > >>
11 > >> Thanks
12 > >> Sean
13 > >
14 > > Short answer: No. Slightly longer answer: check out ekiga. It
15 > > intends to be what you want, but isn't fully there yet. It may be
16 > > good enough for your purposes, tho, depending on what your needs
17 > > are.
18 > >
19 > > Daniel
20 > >
21 >
22 > Have you tried Skype?
23 > It has the video function, but looking at their web site, does not
24 > list the capability of video.
25
26 Skype has no video functionality under linux. The linux version is
27 rather old. It looks like it's not being worked on any more.
28
29 Cheers,
30 Renat
31
32 --
33 Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise loesen,
34 durch die sie entstanden sind.
35 (Einstein)

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