Re: no microphone in skype

[Andreas Weber <aendu@worldwideweber.ch>]

On 2014-12-06 05:28, Gary Dale wrote:
> The problem is that Skype uses proprietary codecs and closed-source
> code. They're simply not very good at keeping it working with Linux.

Skype _is_ the problem. Try out Iceweasel/Firefox 34 and its built-in
WebRTC - it works perfectly. At the moment you don't even need a login.

Or simply use Hangouts. There's no need anymore for sticking with
Microsoft code on Linux if you want video calls and destop sharing.

HTH, ändu