[Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE

[Karl Lattimer]

On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 20:07 +0100, George Prowse wrote:
> 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

Dude, he wants skype... He asked for skype, I think as he's a new linux
user you should maybe not fucking jump on him dumping crap like asterisk
into his brain, it'll only serve to confuse the hell out of him.

Pat: Don't look at anything to do with asterisk, it's not relevant to
what you want.

K,
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