[Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE

[George Prowse]

PatRichardson at aol.com wrote:
> After a lifetime of all our company team working with MS Windows/Office 
> etc, I have put a toe in the Linux ocean and bought a mini laptop 
> running Linux. As a trial, we're off on a three week business trip to 
> the US armed with nothing more. So far, I'm thrilled but there is one 
> gap in our capabilities when travelling without my normal laptop running 
> Windows.
>  
> I need voice communication: ideally Skype. Since there doesn't seem to 
> be Skype for Linux, their site offers a range of third party programmes. 
> I've downoaded two of these but can't make either work.
>  
> If they have to be written off, is there any other programmes that 
> anyone knows that would enable us to access Skype, or any other Voip, 
> and have voice/video communication with our colleagues and family while 
> travelling abroad with a Linux computer.
>  
> Any help would be VERY much appreciated.

For anything large scale you'd be far better off looking at Asterisk[1] 
especially if you have several phone that you want using voip. Are you 
familiar with PBXs?

George

1 http://www.asterisk.org/