the proof ;) http://www.aei.mpg.de/~pau/skype.png
I don't have any contacts under that nickname; therefore the list is empty... Cheers, Pau 2006/12/11, Vim Visual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I can sign-in and I can see all my contacts etc. However, I get > an "skype has experienced a database error"; and I am afraid the > solution is to run the programme as root, which I don't like at all. I > am looking for a solution... Maybe the groups file > > Anyway I cannot check it out because I am having some trouble with the > micro configuration in my o'bsd crashbox... and I do not have much > time to play around with these things. > > In any case you can try yourself. Download the static binary and then > use linux emulation with the following libraries: > > ld-linux.so.2 > libGL.so.1 > libICE.so.6 > libSM.so.6 > libX11.so.6 > libXau.so.6 > libXcursor.so.1 > libXext.so.6 > libXfixes.so.3 > libXft.so.2 > libXmu.so.6 > libXrandr.so.2 > libXrender.so.1 > libXt.so.6 > libXxf86vm.so.1 > libasound.so.2 > libc.so.6 > libdl.so.2 > libdrm.so.2 > libexpat.so.0 > libexpat.so.1 > libfontconfig.so.1 > libfreetype.so.6 > libgcc_s.so.1 > libm.so.6 > libpthread.so.0 > librt.so.1 > libstdc++.so.5 > > I can send you the libraries if you wish (makes 2MB) but don't want to > overload the mailing list with... spam :) > > in any case I would like to listen to what people think of using skype > on an o'bsd system. Let's make the axiom that skype is not > malware/spyware etc (as they state on their page). We have to blindly > trust them because it's CLOSED; they give you a binary. > > Now... what happens when you start a conversation over skype? Does > this make your system more vulnerable? attackable? > > I'm just learning... > > thanks > > Pau > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: the. phule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 11/12/2006 14:05 > Subject: Re: skype on o'bsd > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On 12/10/06, Vim Visual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know, I know... but I was just curious... > > Yes horrendous piece of programming, great shame as its a great 'idea' > , but then again being puritanical wont get me talking to people > around the world for free. > > > > I just wanted to know whether it's possible and I simply wanted to > > report here that I successfully installed the static binary on my > > o'bsd crashbox... > > > > You've succesfully installed it, but does it do the job man! Do the > dialout/dialin test features work? Have you actually spoken to someone > with it. > > And thanks for posting the short results, its nice to see new things. > > > Cheers > Kim > _______________________________________________ Openbsd-newbies mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.theapt.org/listinfo/openbsd-newbies
