[Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
> 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.

New users can learn also :)
> 
> Pat: Don't look at anything to do with asterisk, it's not relevant to
> what you want.
> 
Pat, start off with asterisk and then move on to skype if you feel it's 
necessary