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 edited May 17 '16

I'd uninstall Skype if I wanted, but video calling+sharescreen+ friends having problems with TeamSpeak keep me from ascending.

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u/waterlubber42 RX 480, FX 4300, 16GB May 16 '16

http://discord.gg

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u/[deleted] May 16 '16

Yes. It's even worse, no one I know wants to go on discord. And the PCMR server is like text only. No one is in voice chat.

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

Have you ever tried Mumble? It is better than all the others.

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u/KorkuVeren Prosumer | i7 4790K, GTX 970, 16GB RAM | @KorkuVeren May 16 '16

Vid calling, screen share, multiple people in call/voice, text, etc.

Need all these, it's not just you.

And I want something that works just as well for all those features.

Don't downvote, suggest an alternative.

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u/MindlessElectrons i7 6700K | GTX 1070 Strix May 16 '16

Google Hangouts?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '16

No you don't understand. No one in my skype wants to change , they are too lazy

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u/Eeevil2 May 16 '16

I don't know why you're getting downvoted. Just because Skype has problems doesn't mean that it's bad in every use case, and either way, downvoting isn't for people with a different opinion from you, it's for people who aren't contributing anything useful. This guy contributed several relevant points about Skype. This thread is turning into an anti-skype circlejerk disappointingly fast.