Comments on: Skype 2.0 for Mac and Linux Users: Coming Soon? http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/ Daily news bulletin of notable events in the telecommunications industry. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:32:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tiggie http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-64470 Tiggie Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:17:19 +0000 http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-64470 Skype for Linux is terribly horrible! It's so so incredibly ugly, i wouldn't be able to do such horrible application even if i tried!. Windows' is fine, "of course"... I can live with the fact that I would use MSN at Linux for video chats, since most features are missing at Linux... ye, don't even mention to me the deprecated OSS use T_T!! but oh my, look how it ruins my interfase: http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotzt6.png this is why i don't use Skype at Linux, i tell ppl to go on msn (even if i hate M$ =P). Skype for Linux is terribly horrible! It’s so so incredibly ugly, i wouldn’t be able to do such horrible application even if i tried!. Windows’ is fine, “of course”… I can live with the fact that I would use MSN at Linux for video chats, since most features are missing at Linux… ye, don’t even mention to me the deprecated OSS use T_T!! but oh my, look how it ruins my interfase:

http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotzt6.png

this is why i don’t use Skype at Linux, i tell ppl to go on msn (even if i hate M$ =P).

]]> By: Vincent http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-840 Vincent Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:01:15 +0000 http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-840 I would love to use this product if it does what is promises. Right now it has soms hick ups on Linux/Windows calls. I think ALSA support is essential. Implementing Video conferencing for Linux and Mac too, could very well make Skype very popular, grabbing great market share from msn! I would love to see that. Opensourcing it could very well give development a boost vor Symbian and other platform. Why not keep control of projects by placing Skype people there and focus on commercial income from services and support? Anyway, I know for sure when no good Symbian or Linux/Mac version will be produced, some opensource VOIP product might take marketshare in time. I would love to use this product if it does what is promises.
Right now it has soms hick ups on Linux/Windows calls.
I think ALSA support is essential.
Implementing Video conferencing for Linux and Mac too, could very well make Skype very popular, grabbing great market share from msn!
I would love to see that.

Opensourcing it could very well give development a boost vor Symbian and other platform.
Why not keep control of projects by placing Skype people there and focus on commercial income from services and support?

Anyway, I know for sure when no good Symbian or Linux/Mac version will be produced, some opensource VOIP product might take marketshare in time.

]]> By: suckerass http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-196 suckerass Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:06:03 +0000 http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-196 I agree with last posts. Skype is only a half-assed attempt on Linux. For many reasons: * need to use skype_dsp_hijacker coz skype don't work with alsa nicely http://juljas.net/linux/skype/ * uses a sound format (iLBC) for voice mails that is not easily exported to mainstream formats http://www.ilbcfreeware.org/ http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3951.txt * not ported to Familiar Linux so you have to use WinCE * clunky and ugly on Linux I don't have a problem with running closed source apps on Linux. If it does what I want, I'll pay money for it. Until Skype for Linux stops sucking ass, I will continue looking for alternatives - free or non-free. I agree with last posts. Skype is only a half-assed attempt on Linux. For many reasons:
* need to use skype_dsp_hijacker coz skype don’t work with alsa nicely
http://juljas.net/linux/skype/
* uses a sound format (iLBC) for voice mails that is not easily exported to mainstream formats
http://www.ilbcfreeware.org/
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3951.txt
* not ported to Familiar Linux so you have to use WinCE
* clunky and ugly on Linux

I don’t have a problem with running closed source apps on Linux. If it does what I want, I’ll pay money for it. Until Skype for Linux stops sucking ass, I will continue looking for alternatives – free or non-free.

]]> By: joolz http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-190 joolz Sun, 04 Dec 2005 07:22:58 +0000 http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-190 haha, skype for linux is a fucking joke. get us alsa before anything else. i mean, you cant even do smileys with a button in the linux version. whats up with that. that just shows how commited they are to platforms other than windows. haha, skype for linux is a fucking joke. get us alsa before anything else. i mean, you cant even do smileys with a button in the linux version. whats up with that. that just shows how commited they are to platforms other than windows.

]]> By: kool http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-184 kool Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:01:47 +0000 http://www.teleclick.ca/2005/12/skype-20-for-mac-and-linux-users-coming-soon/#comment-184 http://gizmoproject.com/ http://gizmoproject.com/

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