[Klug-general] HELP FROM SOMEONE - PLEASE

[McScruff]

If you know how to use kype, just grab the linux version in the link
provided by Karl,

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

Kieran

2009/5/8 George Prowse <george.prowse at gmail.com>

> 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
>
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