Am I the only believing that they will just make the development for Linux slower and will not cease it at all? I don't think they are that bad. If they did such a thing, Skype would lose its Linux users. And, AFAIK they're some. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 1:18 AM, JD <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 05/10/11 14:54, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > Ok, I just lost enthusiasm in further use of skype. Being closed source was > bad enough already, but I tolerated it due to its good-enough quality, > reliability and free-of-charge use for skype-to-skype calls. But now that > Microsoft is taking it over, I suddenly lost faith that these good features > will still be there from now on (not to mention Linux support). > > Thus the question: is there a FOSS VoIP app that provides roughly the same > quality, reliability and free-as-in-beer service? > > I do know that there are such VoIP apps, but I am not familiar with the > quality of service, availability and accessibility of each of those. I am > willing to migrate and start persuading my existing skype contacts (which > are > scattered all over the globe) to migrate to a FOSS solution as well. But I > cannot do that if this alternative does not provide functionality that at > least matches that of skype. It has to be up to the task. > > So which one is on the top of the list, in your opinion? > > TIA, :-) > Marko > > I am sorry to hear the MS is taking over skype. > I am afraid that MS will soon alter the proprietary > protocol so that existing Linux and other non MS > ports will cease to function. > > I have tried to run VoipBuster windows app on wine. > It always fails for connect to the main server. > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > -- Konstantinos Karantias (http://gtklocker.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/gtklocker -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
