linuxjournal.com — We Linux folk are the reliable early adopters of innovative applications like Skype who have done a disproportionate amount of work to make it popular. The gift horse we've gotten in return is a usable but much less feature-rich version that is years behind the other platforms.
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Closed AccountJun 22, 2008
I don't know why anyone's complaining.. Skype for windows is a piece of s**t, you linux users aint missing out on anything.
bdbrJun 22, 2008
Its a little strange that the poster feels that unix Skype users are "early adopters", when Skype has been on Windows for years, or that unix users are the ones making Skype popular when its popularity preceded the Linux version.
jay019Jun 23, 2008
So irrelevant that Skype needed to "borrow" some of its code?
markmeinteilJun 23, 2008
I have a feeling most Linux bashers have NEVER used the OS themselves. They just hear a 'word of mouth' experience from other non-Linux users, then repeat it whenever the opportunity arises. And that is why whenever a digg story about Linux pops up, I always have to read stupid posts of misinformation. Wait.... That's basically every digg story on any topic. Finding people on digg who are knowledgeable, yet objective is very rare indeed.
ilgazJun 24, 2008
Gizmo has everything. Even big name company support but people still use Skype and whine about it.
tweeJul 2, 2008
stickam.
farismadiAug 4, 2008
Yes, we are linux and lets go and build our own.if you cant mimic skype because of the "property thing" then lets build our network, our property