Have you tried it under wine? http://wiki.winehq.org/OpenBSD
On 12 September 2010 16:51, Predrag Punosevac <punoseva...@gmail.com> wrote: > Elmar Bschorer <elmar.bschorer () bugconsulting ! de> wrote: >>hi list, > >>i tried to get skype up and running with linux emulation on openbsd 4.7. >>skype starts up and i can log in but i can't see any contacts or chat >>with others. looks like i am not really connected. >>does anyone has skype running? any ideas what the problem might be? > > Of course. I got Skype running on OpenBSD > > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=2616&highlight=Skype+OpenBSD >>tia >>elmar > > The problem is that you can only use chat. You can NOT use VoIP since > OpenBSD does not have enough Linux emulation even for old Skype v 1.2 > compiled with static OSS(Linux version) let alone v. 2.xxx which > requires Alsa. > > > This is how we do VoIP on OpenBSD > > http://www.ryanflannery.net/howtos/obsd_voicechat.php > > You can also get old Skype version 1.2 compiled with static OSS if you > look hard enough on the Internet and add the support to Linux emulator > layer if you have enough programming skill. I am sure Jake and Alexander > will give you their notes about aucat and tell you what needs to be > done. > > Cheers, > Predrag
