[ale] skype

[Jim Kinney]

Done

ekiga is the fully Open Source tool for skype replacement.

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Damon Chesser <dchesser at acsi2000.com>wrote:

>  Should I remove the OT now?
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> Damon Chesser
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> damon at damtek.com
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> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Jim
> Kinney
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:58 PM
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> *To:* Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> *Subject:* Re: [ale] OT: skype
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> http://www.google.com/chat/video/download.html
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> has .deb and .rpm 32/64 bit ability
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> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Geoffrey Myers <
> lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>
> Greg Clifton wrote:
> > I'll agree with the call quality. We have used it to speak with my
> > daughter in Nigeria (via her cell phone) and the call quality is
> > surprisingly good, with very little latency, echo or jitter.
> >
> > Only other game in town that I know of is Google Voice. My son uses it
> > quite a lot, but I don't have any hands on experience. It is open to
> > everybody now, no invitation required as was originally.
>
> Does it have the same video capability?
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> >
> > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:30 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com
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> > <mailto:james.sumners at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     I _want_ to, but I haven't been able to find a suitable replacement.
> >     Here are the features that I love about Skype:
> >
> >     * Up to 25 people in a conference call (way more than I have ever
> >     needed)
> >     * Drop dead simple screen sharing (I use this _a lot_)
> >     * Very clear call quality
> >     * Works on every platform that I use
> >     * Easy setup (it mostly configures itself)
> >
> >     Does anyone know of anything else that meets all of that?
> >
> >     On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com
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> >     <mailto:gccfof5 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >      > Or maybe the question is who's gonna be first to close their
> >     Skype account?
> >
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     James Sumners
> >     http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
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> >     "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> >     pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> >     is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> >     drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
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James P. Kinney III

As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
- *2011 Noam Chomsky*
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