[ale] Skype Linux client updated (finally!)

[arxaaron]

> From: JD <jdp at algoloma.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:09:34

> > Did anyone see if they have a CLI version?  I'm tired of running  
> xvfb just to
> > get a connection to skype from a server and Sip2Sis.

On 2012/06/14, at 20:14 , Shawn wrote:
> Skype gives an inch and JD wants a mile =P
> Sent via BlackBerry

Probably because Mafia$oft is at least 10,000 miles off
track from doing anything right.  Or ethical.  :^P

peace
aaron



> -----Original Message-----
> From: JD <jdp at algoloma.com>
> Sender: ale-bounces at ale.org
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:09:34
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
> Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Skype Linux client updated (finally!)
>
> On 06/14/2012 07:53 PM, Lawrence Hamblin wrote:
>> So, on the same day the news breaks out that Skype is going to put  
>> ads in its
>> calls (and actually expects us to have conversations about them),  
>> Skype for
>> Linux finally gets updated to version 4.0, after being on 2.2 beta  
>> for who knows
>> how long.
>>
>> It'll be a while before I can try it out, since I typically only  
>> use new
>> versions of packages that the Gentoo devs have stabilized.  Still,  
>> it's
>> available for download, along with the blog post
>> <http://blogs.skype.com/linux/2012/06/skype_40_for_linux.html> to  
>> prove it.
>>
>> No guarantees that it's better, though.  Skype has gotten worse  
>> since Microsoft
>> bought it.
>>
>> Lawrence
>>
>
> Did anyone see if they have a CLI version?  I'm tired of running  
> xvfb just to
> get a connection to skype from a server and Sip2Sis.