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From: M <ziebell_marco@××××××.de>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:54:24
Message-Id: E9FB5A59-A41D-485A-975A-E7053DAB8E46@posteo.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab by Daniel Campbell
1 The new "skype alpha" works without pulseaudio on my system, not sure if it works WITH pulseaudio ;)
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3 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.
4 That is why I switched to "skype alpha"
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6 "Skype Alpha" started with a complete new version-number, so the latest version would be "1.0.xxx".
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8 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.
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14 Am 3. August 2016 16:10:45 MESZ, schrieb Daniel Campbell <zlg@g.o>:
15 >On 08/03/2016 05:13 AM, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
16 >> On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 08:58:24 -0300 Guilherme Amadio wrote:
17 >>> On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 11:15:30AM +0800, Jason Zaman wrote:
18 >>>> On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 04:08:34PM -0700, Jigme Datse Rasku wrote:
19 >>>>> I'd have to say, there is likely a reason we are looking for a new
20 >>>>> maintainer. I don't know what is involved, but I might be
21 >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
25 >into.
26 >>>> I have no idea how stable it is but it's probably not much worse
27 >than
28 >>>> what we currently have :P.
29 >>>>
30 >>>>
31 >https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-Alpha-and-calling-on-Chrome-amp-Chromebooks/td-p/4434299
32 >>>
33 >>> There is also a web version at https://web.skype.com for those that
34 >feel
35 >>> that installing the desktop client is too much of a hassle. I've
36 >moved
37 >>> to Google Hangouts long ago, though, and never looked back.
38 >>
39 >> Lucky you... I also moved to sip and tox ages ago, but... there are
40 >> some people that use nothing but skype. That is the problem.
41 >>
42 >> Best regards,
43 >> Andrew Savchenko
44 >>
45 >Indeed. The network effect is unfortunately powerful. I think if Tox
46 >can
47 >get past a few key hurdles, adoption will be less of a hassle. All it
48 >needs is feature parity with video, voice, and file sharing. Of course,
49 >doing that with end-to-end encryption *and* with as little latency and
50 >bandwidth use as realistic is difficult.
51 >
52 >But I try it out every now and then to see if I could convince my
53 >family
54 >to switch to it. In my experience people don't fully understand or
55 >value
56 >digital privacy until you explain to them what could be done with the
57 >structure of applications like Skype (going through a central server).
58 >
59 >If they ever reach the point of understanding that, it's easier to get
60 >them to simply try Tox or another alternative.
61 >
62 >--
63 >Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer
64 >OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net
65 >fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6
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68 Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android-Mobiltelefon mit K-9 Mail gesendet.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab Daniel Campbell <zlg@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Package up for grab Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>