[Server-devel] [XSCE] [Off Topic] More Linux users facing skype issues

[James Cameron]

Agreed, try some of the in-browser solutions.  Or even host one
yourselves on XSCE infrastructure.

On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 10:11:17AM +1000, T Gillett wrote:
> You might also like to look at Jitsi as a Skype replacement ([1]https://
> meet.jit.si) for group tele/video conference in particular.
> 
> You just need a reasonably up to date browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
> 
> Just go to the web site, launch a session, and then share the URL with all the
> participants.
> 
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Adam Holt <[2]holt at laptop.org> wrote:
> 
>     One of our hackers in Haiti is of course a Linux diehard, who during our
>     weekly call today, kept being being blocked by Microsoft's
>     self-contradictory (and how am I supposed to upgrade??) message-of-death:
> 
>        "[user] unable to join this call as they need to update Skype first"
> 
>     So we tried to hack Skype, by restarting the large group call to/between
>     Linux users first, and then adding all the other user incrementally from
>     there: Voila it worked flawlessly!
> 
>     Conclusion: there can be no mistake understanding why this is happening. 
>     Evidently Microsoft prefers Linux over all other OS's, and so going forth
>     we will abide by their thoughtful pragmatism, and always begin with Linux
>     for a harmonious experience by all.
> 
>     On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 12:46 AM, Sameer Verma <[3]sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> 
>         Ring had a lot of active development. I've been using it since back
>         when it was called SFLPhone.
> 
>         Sameer
> 
>         On Apr 1, 2016 6:25 PM, "Anish Mangal" <[4]anishmg at umich.edu> wrote:
> 
>             Unfortunately, Antox - The Tox client for Android is quite buggy,
>             and AFAIK, doesn't support audio/video calling.
> 
>             On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Alex Perez <[5]
>             aperez at alexperez.com> wrote:
> 
>                 I’d also like to second that you guys look into Tox:
> 
>                 [6]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tox_(protocol). There are iOS/
>                 Android, OS X, (numerous) Windows and Linux clients.
> 
>                     On Apr 1, 2016, at 6:34 AM, Anish Mangal <[7]
>                     anishmg at umich.edu> wrote:
> 
>                     [8]https://linux.slashdot.org/story/16/03/31/1956218/
>                     skype-for-linux-dead-or-just-resting
> 
>                     [9]http://nickforall.nl/skype/
> 
>                     and of-course
> 
>                     [10]https://www.stallman.org/skype.html
> 
>                     This is not an excuse for not joining the weekly calls
>                     (sorry for that), but it has made it quite a bit harder to
>                     join skype calls, if you happen to run purer (purely) free
>                     software based software.
> 
>                     I have an android phone with Cyanogenmod, and only f-droid
>                     (none of the google spyware). There is no way to get skype
>                     to run on it.
> 
>                     Skype doesnt work on my fedora 21 box.
> 
>                     The only way I am able to connect is via a VM running Linux
>                     mint.
> 
>                     So far, it's been mostly me creating noise (and apologies
>                     for that), but I will continue to do so from time to time.
>                     Hopefully someone else who joins these calls regularly in
>                     the community values freedom.
> 
>                     ==Alternatives==
> 
>                     So far, I have found the  following alternatives.
>                     1. Tox ([11]http://tox.chat) - It has bad support for
>                     android, but it's linux client seems to work well
> 
>                     2. Ring ([12]http://ring.cx) - It seems to have good
>                     support for android, and ofcourse Linux/Windoze/OSX
> 
>                     3. Mumble - This is widely used by many communities and
>                     well supported on most platforms
> 
>                     4. Having a SIP server - There are all kinds of apps that
>                     can connect to a SIP server, including from within the
>                     browser as well (see sip.js). This is also easy enough to
>                     host, and not bandwidth consuming. Willing to offer to
>                     setup one if someone can offer server space.
> 
>                     Anyway, all this is not to say, i wont join calls, I am
>                     sorry for that, but just making aware of where things are
>                     headed skype-wise.
> 
>                     Cheers,
>                     Anish
> 
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>             Anish
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> References:
> 
> [1] https://meet.jit.si/
> [2] mailto:holt at laptop.org
> [3] mailto:sverma at sfsu.edu
> [4] mailto:anishmg at umich.edu
> [5] mailto:aperez at alexperez.com
> [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tox_(protocol)
> [7] mailto:anishmg at umich.edu
> [8] https://linux.slashdot.org/story/16/03/31/1956218/skype-for-linux-dead-or-just-resting
> [9] http://nickforall.nl/skype/
> [10] https://www.stallman.org/skype.html
> [11] http://tox.chat/
> [12] http://ring.cx/
> [13] mailto:Server-devel at lists.laptop.org
> [14] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
> [15] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
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