Thank you skype to work with linux only when is cheaper to do it (this forum is free software).
Thank you for all bugs not correct at all in the linux thersion.
Thank you for the tech specs never released.
THANK YOU TOO MUCH TO DEVELOP ONLY FOR WINDOWS AND INTEL.

[quote=mr.evolution85]Thank you skype to work with linux only when is cheaper to do it (this forum is free software).
Thank you for all bugs not correct at all in the linux thersion.
Thank you for the tech specs never released.
THANK YOU TOO MUCH TO DEVELOP ONLY FOR WINDOWS AND INTEL.[/quote]
That's true, indeed.
But to show them, that you don't care about the damned skype, please install Twinklephone or Ekiga and use a SIP provider instead.

Let those bastards feel, that they are losing users. As someone mentioned earlier, it's usually Linux users who make software decisions for their friends, family and company. I recommend SIP and Twinkle to everyone, as it "Just works"

[quote=dupa2][quote=mr.evolution85]Thank you skype to work with linux only when is cheaper to do it (this forum is free software).
Thank you for all bugs not correct at all in the linux thersion.
Thank you for the tech specs never released.
THANK YOU TOO MUCH TO DEVELOP ONLY FOR WINDOWS AND INTEL.[/quote]
That's true, indeed.
But to show them, that you don't care about the damned skype, please install Twinklephone or Ekiga and use a SIP provider instead.

Let those bastards feel, that they are losing users. As someone mentioned earlier, it's usually Linux users who make software decisions for their friends, family and company. I recommend SIP and Twinkle to everyone, as it "Just works"[/quote]

I agree Twinkle and sipphone/gizmoproject.com rock! They are everything that Skype could have been.

have you tested empathy lately ?

What's a good softphone for Windows friends to use?

Twinkle and Ekiga both have problems with NAT traversal for symmetric NAT routers. Twinkle is Linux-only and doesn't have video, and Ekiga doesn't have encryption (although no one knows how good Skype's proprietary encryption is, and they probably have a backdoor anyway). If these issues got fixed, Skype would indeed be in trouble. Don't get me wrong, I use Twinkle myself, but these alternatives aren't ready for the masses yet.