1.0 versions of Voice over IP application Skype have been released for Linux and OS X. They've been in Beta for several months. These versions seem to have feature parity with the Windows versions, and cross-platform communication is possible.
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As far as i know, Skype for windows refuses even to install if SoftICE and such are installed on PC.
Do linux Skype have protection against straceing or gdb'ing in?..
Skype will revolutionize the social lifes for geeks and non-geeks alike, but specially true for geeks, for theri potential lack of social life.
And now finaly a 1.0 for Linux, I've tried it several months ago on several GNU/Linux installations, but I couldn't get the microphones to work with Skype. I hope that it will work better for me now.
Imagine the apple voip on ipod -> mac -> linux -> windows via skype ....
When webcam support is added to the program it will be the best.
try banning gdb from a linux machine.. well if you know how to use soft-ice you probably know how to circumvent the soft-ice check 
>Skype will revolutionize the social lifes for geeks and non-geeks alike, but specially true for geeks, for theri >potential lack of social life.
Not sure on this one, you still need someone to actually talk to:-)
>I couldn't get the microphones to work
Had the same problem, someting strange with the setup on my Mandrake box. Had to play around with alsamixer to get it working. Not entirely sure how, but it initially sent the mic signal directly to the output and did not register as input. Actually no sound recording from mic worked.
"When webcam support is added to the program it will be the best."
As far as I know, there are no plans at the moment to add videoconferencing to Skype.
This seems to be a european thing and there is a per call basis charge? I am sure its a great deal in Europe but can't see that i would want to use it here in the states.
It's not just a european thing. And it only costs money when you use it to call an acutal telephone. If you're just contacting another skype user then it's completely free. But even when it does cost you money their rates are pretty good compared to normal long distance charges.
I use Beta 0.94.xxx and works fine to me 
in Gentoo GNU/Linux
>I couldn't get the microphones to work
Had the same problem, someting strange with the setup on my Mandrake box. Had to play around with alsamixer to get it working. Not entirely sure how, but it initially sent the mic signal directly to the output and did not register as input. Actually no sound recording from mic worked.
Try enabling the "Capture" in audio input in your favorite audio mixer. I use Skype 0.94 on Linux (FC3) with AC97 and alsa and it works beautifully.
Skype will revolutionize the social lifes for geeks and non-geeks alike, but specially true for geeks, for theri potential lack of social life.
Not sure on this one, you still need someone to actually talk to:-)
try echo123
>:P
/usr/share/skype is root allowed only
simple chroot -R 755 /usr/share/skype solves the problem
My buest guess is that they forgot to make %dir directive, but unfortunatelly there's no src.rpm to correct mistake:)
i use it on XP and SUSE, great way to keep in touch with peeps.
Nobody here seems to care that Skype is trying to establish its own VoIP standard - as if there were none...
i use it on XP and SUSE, great way to keep in touch with peeps.
I forgot! it is the time of the year for peeps. I like the traditional yellow ones better then the new colors they have come out with in recent years.
No, because it works: for me, my friends and for my 85 year old granny.
I'll take your open source equivalent when it is that easy to use.
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my flatmate wanted to use skype on my notebook today. easy to setup, create account, connect with her friend. however, they could not really talk, as half of the words were being dropped.
i already had voip (linphone) on my computer, the other party had it set up in 15min and he's not a geek. the connection is ok, they are still talking. i don't evn know, what kind of sw he uses!
Too bad the only Linux version available is the x86 one. This leaves people who use other architectures out of the picture, which is too bad.
No, because it works: for me, my friends and for my 85 year old granny.
I'll take your open source equivalent when it is that easy to use.
You don't seem to understand standards. Skype could have developed a closed source, user friendly VoIP by using existing, open standards that have existed for a while. If the current standards lacked something essential, they could have worked with organizations to fix them.
Instead they went and created their own standard (probably to prevent competition).
Sucks to be you when they lock you in with not only their propreitary software but proprietary standard.
no mention of spyware, or Skype's history of spyware, just check out slashdot.org's comments about Skype...
The only people that give a damn about tech standards are the technically inclined, and we might be 5% of the user base for a product like Skype. Besides, it's not like the ma bells where there is physical infrastructure. If they start doing evil things with their price or their service people will just go to a competitor.
> Do linux Skype have protection against straceing or gdb'ing in?..
Yes, one of the few linux binaries with real antidebugging techniques implemented...
Skype is true peer to peer voice chat network. This is a totally different approach to existing VOIP networks like SIP or H.323, neither of which work behind a NAT.
Its not just a matter of tweaking an existing standard to get around all the existing problems. The existing standards are backed by big multinationals with their own products. They aren't going to accomodate a small player like Skype and seem uninterested in distributed networks.
I'm yet to see another VOIP solution that works as well as Skype does for the average user. The vast majority of voice, video and chat protocols are already protected and poorly documented. I don't see what one more is.
At least skype looks like having a viable business model based around cheaper international calls. This is in contrast to other VOIP players who sell networking hardware, operating systems or expensive VOIP solutions for your office.
>Yes, one of the few linux binaries with real antidebugging techniques implemented...
Wow! And what is the protection? How would it work - die on SIGTRACE?
How does it react on straceing?
The only people that give a damn about tech standards are the technically inclined, and we might be 5% of the user base for a product like Skype. Besides, it's not like the ma bells where there is physical infrastructure. If they start doing evil things with their price or their service people will just go to a competitor.
Yes, I agree. I think if Skype starts playing monkey football with it's prices, people will start to jump ship. Their current free p2p, pc to phone int'l rate plan seems like a good model for survival. Standards? None of my friends who use Skype seems to care (I figure that's a good representation of the user base, no?). I must say though, I am most impressed with it.
The voice over p2p is a nice try, but every time I have relays between me and my correspondant, it introduces delays and it's just too painful to use. So if one has to open a door in the firewall to really enjoy voice com, why not stay with VoIP?
Also, a nice thing with Skype is encrypted IM and encrypted file exchange. But how safe is it? There has been quite a lot of talk about this and there is a pretty big weak link with the way they centralize everything.
Nobody here seems to care that Skype is trying to establish its own VoIP standard - as if there were none...
I do, even though I hear you, SomeOne.
The problem might be that there's no clients as neat and userfriendly as Skype. Yeah KPhone and others, but none do the job as conveniently as Skype. There's one, though, lookin good, phonegaim. That would be MUCH nicer than Skype , since you can have your MSN, Yahoo or whatever in the same program, and it can be buildt to have video-support aswell. Unfortunately there's no rpms for my system, and it's tricky to build it on most systems. I wish someone could build good gaim-packages with both phonegaim (SIP) and video support in it. That would be a killer.
