nodalpoint.madfire.net — After about a year of wait since last release, Skype released new version of its breakthrough product for Linux platform. ALSA support (don't laugh) and overall cleanup, contact list quick filter and many many more small visual and usability improvements make it a great update for Linux users.
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jonesinOct 5, 2006
It's a skype dev's blog, I don't think that counts as blogspam
ganletOct 5, 2006
I know I'm a dreamer but when I saw new release I was hoping for video supportaww well guess I have to keep the dual boot.
thetronOct 5, 2006
Linux geeks. You change the color of the desktop or introduce a GUI installationThey all moan and complain
byronmOct 5, 2006
Well, some of us have families not glued to a computer and some of us have families with kids that may need to dial 911. There isn't exactly a 9.1.1.1 ip address i can have my 3 year old daughter remeber but she can remember the call on the phone or the emergency botton thats big and red.VoIP works because its a bridge between internet and the old telephony system. For 25 bucks a month with vonage i've cut my bill by 200% a month. Not only is my bill exactly half of what MCI charged me before but i get all the long distance i used to pay for (or pay premium for friends and family type services) included.THe simplicity of a phone could never be matched by todays bloated and frequently lower voice quality IM networks. At least vonage and other Voip carriers attempt to provide a QoS and a great connection to the POTS systems
felderadoOct 5, 2006
if you have devices in /dev then you are seeing ALSA's oss emulation. This does not give you access to true ALSA.dmix is a poor piece of software and causes many problems, especially when it comes to REALTIME audio situations. It's not a solution.OK so what have we learned here kiddies? OSS = all in the boxALSA = you need tons of other retarded tools to do this with. dmix, JACK, etc. And you have to make them work together, AND you had better hope ALSA doesn't break their API again. YAY for ALSA!Dmix isn't setup by default in my distro.
spafbnerfOct 5, 2006
> if you have devices in /dev then you are seeing ALSA's oss emulation.> This does not give you access to true ALSA.These devices are AFAIK specific to ALSA:# ls /dev/snd/controlC0 midiC1D0 pcmC0D0p pcmC0D2c pcmC0D4p timercontrolC1 pcmC0D0c pcmC0D1c pcmC0D3c seq> Dmix isn't setup by default in my distro.Nor mine, not installed (if your apps have native ALSA support this isn't a problem).
spafbnerfOct 5, 2006
d'oh it's the alsa-oss utils, not dmix, which i don't have installed... dmix is enabled by default in alsa 1.0.9rc2+
Closed AccountOct 5, 2006
Gizmo is closed source and at one time (I'm not sure if it's still valid) they were saying that they don't give any guarantees that the software doesn't contain a virus or some other malicious code. If it's closed source and doesn't give any guarantee, thank you very much I'm not interested. I use Openwengo which is both free and use free standards.
greyfadeOct 5, 2006
the DMIX device is enabled by default. some apps don't play nice with it, so you have to explicitly create a .asoundrc file that describes a dmix device and set it as default. this has been the case since a late build of ALSA 0.9..asoundrc files are quite simple to write, but they're poorly documented. gentoo-wiki.com has some good examples, and 'm sure you can find more elsewhere.
chovyOct 5, 2006
where's the ebuild?
crossersJul 23, 2008
oh great for those who use Linux.<a class="user" href="http://www.shpe-sac.org">http://www.shpe-sac.org</a><a class="user" href="http://www.ocflex.com/">http://www.ocflex.com/</a> <a class="user" href="http://www.trgovinca.org">http://www.trgovinca.org</a><a class="user" href="http://www.chasr.org/">http://www.chasr.org/</a>
masskurecMar 3, 2009
unbelievable<a class="user" href="http://xptweak.net">http://xptweak.net</a>