Re: [PLUG] Older versions of Skype being retired--bad news for linux users

[prushik <prushik@gmail.com>]

Sounds good to me. Good riddance, get all of that closed source MS nonsense out of Linux.

Now nobody can argue with me when I refuse to use Skype.

Now we just need a decent alternative ....

Sent from my device.

 

---- Original message ----
From: Greg Helledy <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>
Sent: 06/09/2017 14:08:08
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

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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