> It is a bit problematic to keep our skype packages, as skype-common conflicts > with the package distributed on skype.com. How is this a problem? Why would someone add medibuntu, then install skype from the medibuntu repo, then download and install skype from the skype website?
> and there's no easy way for us to avoid that (except by merging back > skype-common in skype and skype-static, which is a bit painful). After some > discussion on irc with a skype dev, I think the best proposition is to stop > distributing them, as they are apparently going to provide i386 & amd64 & > skype-static packages on skype.com. I have crazy notion, why not get the skype devs to use /opt like they're suppose to? Conflict resolved, and sane people get to have a maintained software installation, and less mess on their vfs. > STOP ASKING ABOUT BRINGING SKYPE BACK TO MEDIBUNTU. Why? Practically everyone wants it back. > Skype is proprietary closed source software so Ubuntu developers can't > modify it and don't have access to its source code. > If you want something changed about Skype then you should ask the > vendor of the Skype application, not Ubuntu. > https://support.skype.com/en/support_selection > If Skype's vendor wants to have its packages in Ubuntu then it is > their responsibility to work on that, not Ubuntu's. > Blaming Ubuntu or Medibuntu about not including Skype is just plain wrong. Oh, well, in that case, you better remove the following closed source packages as well: alsa-firmware gizmo5? (seems to have been eaten by google anyway) googleearth-data googleearth realplayer w32codecs w64codecs Oh wait, there goes the entire point of medibuntu. :roll: > Please, DO NOT ADD any more comments about bringing Skype back. The decision > has been made, period. The decision was in error. -- Move to -staging/remove skype packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494564 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Medibuntu Packaging Team, which is the registrant for Medibuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~medibuntu-maintainers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~medibuntu-maintainers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
