On 05/10/11 15:32, Konstantinos Karantias wrote: > 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. > All personal linux installatons in the world account for a tiny blip on the radar when compared to personal Windows installatons. So, no... Personal Linux installations are too few. Also, you forget that MS complained that OSS is bad for their business. For example, google this "Microsoft bans open source on windows phone 7" and "Microsoft: Open Source Code is Too Expensive, Harms Students' Grades" Any posturing by MS that "it loves open source" will be nothing more than news spin in order to dampen criticism of MS' attitude towards open source. > 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 >> >> > > -- 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
