Re: Why no Skype packages?

[Dieder Vervoort <linuxx@telenet.be>]

The problem is that a lot of windoze users are using Skype. So if you 
want to call them you need Skype ( if you don't have a Skype handset of 
course)
There are bin versions on skype.com you can run without any 
installation, from a USB stick or whatever.

There are some live-cd/usb distributions with Skype ( Mepis 7.0 , 
Sabayon,  USB: Slax+Skype module )


JoeHill wrote:
> Steve Reilly wrote: 
>
>   
> > JoeHill wrote:
> >     
> > > Was just looking at all the 'how to install Skype' pages, and wondering
> > > why, as far as I can tell, there are no Debian packages. Is this a
> > > licensing issue?  
> > >       
> > skype cant be re distributed. its not open source.
> >     
>
> Ah, okay. Yuck.
>  
>   
> > > ...and also why the heck I need to install all of KDE for it to
> > > work...grumble.
> > >
> > > Is there an alternative to Skype that is not such a pain? Something that
> > > would enable me to make VoIP calls to Skype users?  
> > >       
> > ive never seen anything, skype uses its own closed encrypted protocol
> >     
>
> Well, now, that's just crazy. Who would want such a thing? No one else can
> expand on your brilliant invention... ;)
>  
>   
> > theres a deb right on skype download page
> > http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/
> >
> > or you can use the apt way if you want, heres the repo info
> >
> > http://www.go2linux.org/how-to-
> > install-skype-on-debian-and-ubuntu-with-apt-get-aptitude
> >     
>
> Thanks for all the info, much appreciated.
>
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