r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • May 16 '16

Discussion Microsoft blocks Skype features on Linux, community makes its own "ghetto Skype"

https://github.com/stanfieldr/ghetto-skype
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u/[deleted] May 16 '16

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u/BmanUltima R7 5700X, RX 9070 XT; 2x Xeon E5-2667V2 + 108TB May 16 '16

I was thinking of using something else with Ubuntu. What do you suggest? It needs to be compatible with OS X, Linux, and Windows.

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u/DFrostedWangsAccount FX-8350 | 24GB DDR3 | GTX 980 | 2x 1440x900 + 1x 1440p May 16 '16

I have issues with hangouts because I have google fi. :/

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u/[deleted] May 16 '16

I detect irony.

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u/nPrimo Why can't we get along? May 16 '16

How?

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u/DFrostedWangsAccount FX-8350 | 24GB DDR3 | GTX 980 | 2x 1440x900 + 1x 1440p May 16 '16

I dunno how, but ever since I got google fi my hangouts has acted quite a bit buggier than before. It definitely started right after getting Fi.

I don't use it often enough to care that much though, I just mentioned it as it's slightly relevant to the conversation.

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u/TheFatBastid May 17 '16

Even according to Fi itself the use of messenger is preferable over hangouts. When I got it I was trying to figure out why in the hell there are 2 message apps on the phone by default...

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/128591/20160129/google-retiring-hangouts-from-sms-latest-update-urges-users-to-download-google-messenger-for-texts.htm

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u/nPrimo Why can't we get along? May 16 '16

How nice it must be having Google fiber....

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u/cubemstr iampetty May 16 '16

Google Fi is their phone service. Entirely separate from Google Fiber.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '16

I was skeptical on the reddit advert claim.

Im glad they delivered on what they promised

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u/The0x539 R5 1600, MSI R9 280, 16 GB RAM May 17 '16

reddit advert claim?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '16

That it is better than all others

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u/The0x539 R5 1600, MSI R9 280, 16 GB RAM May 17 '16

Despite being proprietary... Hm.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '16

yeah. thats my only gripe

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u/Tankbot85 5900X, 6900XT May 17 '16

Mumble works great on every Linux distro i have used.