-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/10/2011 05:32 PM, 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. I think they are exactly that bad. Do you not remember Ballmer making claims about Linux being a cancer? The BS claims about Linux infringing on 235 patents? The attempt after attempt after attempt to crush Free software? > If they did such a thing, Skype would lose its Linux users. And, AFAIK > they're some. They've already lost this one. I will NOT do business with Microsoft. > 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 >> >> > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Red Hat - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk3J9A8ACgkQmzle50YHwaABAACfaLPROTkQaav4DG7t92vUZnQ+ 8LAAoKi/aaXwj4hgCSTSv1TF+/88xKv3 =sNSP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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
