If you know how to use kype, just grab the linux version in the link provided by Karl, <br><br>George, he wants skype and as a new linux user, show him skype. He is traveling and you don't always get time to test software you have never used before<br>
<br>Kieran<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/5/8 George Prowse <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:george.prowse@gmail.com">george.prowse@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="h5">Karl Lattimer wrote:<br>
> On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 20:07 +0100, George Prowse wrote:<br>
>> <a href="mailto:PatRichardson@aol.com">PatRichardson@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
>>> After a lifetime of all our company team working with MS Windows/Office<br>
>>> etc, I have put a toe in the Linux ocean and bought a mini laptop<br>
>>> running Linux. As a trial, we're off on a three week business trip to<br>
>>> the US armed with nothing more. So far, I'm thrilled but there is one<br>
>>> gap in our capabilities when travelling without my normal laptop running<br>
>>> Windows.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I need voice communication: ideally Skype. Since there doesn't seem to<br>
>>> be Skype for Linux, their site offers a range of third party programmes.<br>
>>> I've downoaded two of these but can't make either work.<br>
>>><br>
>>> If they have to be written off, is there any other programmes that<br>
>>> anyone knows that would enable us to access Skype, or any other Voip,<br>
>>> and have voice/video communication with our colleagues and family while<br>
>>> travelling abroad with a Linux computer.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Any help would be VERY much appreciated.<br>
>> For anything large scale you'd be far better off looking at Asterisk[1]<br>
>> especially if you have several phone that you want using voip. Are you<br>
>> familiar with PBXs?<br>
>><br>
>> George<br>
><br>
> Dude, he wants skype... He asked for skype, I think as he's a new linux<br>
> user you should maybe not fucking jump on him dumping crap like asterisk<br>
> into his brain, it'll only serve to confuse the hell out of him.<br>
<br>
</div></div>New users can learn also :)<br>
<div class="im">><br>
> Pat: Don't look at anything to do with asterisk, it's not relevant to<br>
> what you want.<br>
><br>
</div>Pat, start off with asterisk and then move on to skype if you feel it's<br>
necessary<br>
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