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From: Daniel Campbell <zlg@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:01:20
Message-Id: e471ec80-edd7-8f8e-2165-7433b4f7dfd1@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab by Marco Ziebell
1 On 08/02/2016 09:44 PM, Marco Ziebell wrote:
2 >
3 > I'm using the new "skype alpha for linux" for some weeks and can say that it is
4 > more stable than the other version ever was.
5 > - writing and calling is working out of the box
6 > - it looks more or less like the windows version
7 >
8 > It ships a "ffmpeg.so" and a "libnode.so".
9 >
10 > The only thing I had to emerge on my amd64-XFCE systems was the gnome-keyring,
11 > but that's it!
12 >
13 > --
14 > Marco
15 >
16 > Am Wed, 3 Aug 2016 11:15:30 +0800
17 > schrieb Jason Zaman <perfinion@g.o>:
18 >
19 >> On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 04:08:34PM -0700, Jigme Datse Rasku wrote:
20 >>> I'd have to say, there is likely a reason we are looking for a new
21 >>> maintainer. I don't know what is involved, but I might be interested.
22 >>> Might be wanting to start that direction...
23 >>
24 >> There is a new alpha skype for linux too now that should be looked into.
25 >> I have no idea how stable it is but it's probably not much worse than
26 >> what we currently have :P.
27 >>
28 >> https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-Alpha-and-calling-on-Chrome-amp-Chromebooks/td-p/4434299
29 >>
30 >> -- Jason
31 >>
32 >>> On Aug 2, 2016 16:03, "M. J. Everitt" <m.j.everitt@×××.org> wrote:
33 >>>
34 >>>> On 02/08/16 23:43, Matthew Thode wrote:
35 >>>>> On 08/02/2016 04:15 PM, Amy Winston wrote:
36 >>>>>> net-im/skype
37 >>>>>>
38 >>>>>> Anyone interested?
39 >>>>>>
40 >>>>>>
41 >>>>> I feel like this is a trick question :P
42 >>>>>
43 >>>> +2
44 >>>>
45 >>>>
46 >>
47 >
48 >
49 Does the new version still require PulseAudio?
50
51 --
52 Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer
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