Re: Skype

[Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>]

On 08/02/17 10:20, deloptes wrote:
> Anonymous wrote:
> > Skype on Linux is terrible and crashes randomly, even after fixing the
> > Pulseaudio issue.
> I use debian jessie and skype 4.3.0.37 on daily basis - no idea what you are
> talking about.

I use Skype 4.3.0.37 i386 on unstable. While it still works for Skype 
Out, group calls and chat now require cloud connections and do not work. 
For group calls and chat, I use Skype for Web in Chrome.

The worst news is that Microsoft are shutting down Skype p2p in three 
weeks (on 1 March). I expect that I will no longer be able to sign in 
with Skype 4.3.0.37. I did not receive any email notifying me of this. I 
only heard about it online:
https://apple.slashdot.org/story/17/02/04/059204/microsoft-is-disabling-older-versions-of-skype-for-mac-and-windows-on-march-1
http://venturebeat.com/2017/02/03/microsoft-is-disabling-older-versions-of-skype-for-mac-and-windows-on-march-1/
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2017/02/03/the-skype-you-love-is-getting-better-download-it-for-free-today/
https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-for-Linux-End-of-life/td-p/4586741
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/02/skype-for-linux-end-of-life-march

I am hoping that Skype for Web will meet my needs. The interface seems 
clunkier, is missing some functionality, and chat history is discarded 
after a short time (30 days?). Core functionality seems to work.

On the up-side, once Skype 4.3.0.37 is gone, I am one Brother printer 
driver away from ditching the entire i386 architecture.

Kind regards,

--
Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/>
New Zealand