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Greg Helledy on 9 Jun 2017 11:08:06 -0700
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[PLUG] Older versions of Skype being retired--bad news for linux users
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- From: Greg Helledy <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>
- To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: [PLUG] Older versions of Skype being retired--bad news for linux users
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 14:08:07 -0400
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If you have to use Skype, and do so on linux, MS has some bad news for
you: it's retiring (i.e. disabling) all versions prior to "Skype for
Linux Beta" as of July 1. According to Slashdot posters, "Skype for
Linux Beta" is a memory hog, basically unusable on a computer with 2GB
of RAM or less (even as the only app running). It's also 64-bit only,
marking the end of another function for 32-bit linux.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/06/09/141216/skype-retires-older-apps-for-windows-linux
https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-computer/
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Greg Helledy
GRA, Incorporated
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