On Sun 10 Aug 2014 at 14:55:23 -0400, Tom Roche wrote: > Having recently received the Skype email requiring reinstall with new > version, I'd like to learn more about available, working substitutes > for Skype for D7/wheezy, possibly current testing/jessie, and maybe > even more robust bits of sid. (For brevity, I'll refer to that > collectively as "D7++".) Particularly I'm interested in the following > usecase: someone receives request from OP to do an interview by Skype, > the service with which the OP is most familiar. Are there, e.g., > > 1. Skype-compatible clients for D7++ which could be used to connect > directly to an OP running Skype?
The Skype network is a network relying on proprietry protocols to access it. The only software which has the necessary knowledge of those protocols is the Skype program. There are no Skype-compatible clients other than what the Skype company provides. Install the new version and be done with it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/10082014200844.486aa3067...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk