On 2011-05-11 4:23 PM, Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:17 PM, jeremy jozwik <jerjoz.for...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Curt Howland <howl...@priss.com> wrote: >>> So Skype has been bought by Microsoft. >>> >>> I expect the Linux version of Skype to be abolished in short order. Oh >>> well, thus the fate of proprietary software. I'm sure St. Ignucious is >>> shaking his head with the inevitability of it all. >>> >>> This aught to re-ignite the effort to develop the alternatives. >>> >>> And if it doesn't, that will say more than any success could. >>> >>> Curt- >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >>> listmas...@lists.debian.org >>> Archive: >>> http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTi==+gKf0ju2rn60umie5+Uvi2m=y...@mail.gmail.com >> >> better download that latest linux version now. >> >> annoying, but it does work. > > Moving on to google talk... >
Wish I could get more to do so... The problem with social software is that you need to support the platforms non-technical users are using. That inevitably means Windows and Macs. Problem is, there are no Windows clients AFAIK with decent Jingle video support. Google, for some crazy reason, decided to put resources into making a plugin for GMail rather than adding it to their GTalk client software. Pidgin doesn't have video on Windows, and I've not found a decent SIP client yet, let alone a "normal" user with a SIP account to call them with. In an ideal world, I'd like to see ubiquitous Jingle support, and properly maintained XMPP transports for each proprietary network, with Jingle support added to those if possible. A ubiquitous free solution for NAT traversal would be nice too, so you get the same "just works experience" that Skype offers. - Jamie -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4dcaae4e.6040...@jamie-thompson.co.uk
