Re: Skype access cancelled for Debian versions before 7

[mett <mett@pmars.jp>]

On Sun, 3 Aug 2014 03:05:28 -0400
Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have found, in the last day, that Microsoft has apparently
> > cancelled Skype access for versions of Debian before 7.x.
> >
> > With the error message that I encountered, with my Skype 2.2 (beta)
> > running on Debian 6, I went to the Skype web site, and found that
> > they have cancelled access for all but the latest version of Skype,
> > and, for Debian, it apparently needs Debian 7.x, to run.
> >
> > No notice (on the Skype mailing list) was given.
> >
> > I thought that anyone like me, who is running and using Debian 6
> > (and anyone using earlier versions of Debian), most of the time,
> > might like to know.
> 
> Debian 6 is oldstable so why shouldn't MS decide to withdraw Skype
> support?
> 
> Didn't Google withdraw Chrome support recently? (There was a thread
> about this.)
> 
> 

> > I thought that anyone like me, who is running and using Debian 6
> > (and anyone using earlier versions of Debian), most of the time,
> > might like to know.

Thanks for the info, I was using Skype with 2 accounts(2.2.025beta)
opened simultaneously on Squeeze.
It was very convenient to speak with persons living in other worlds.
Bye bye Skype!