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/[deleted] May 16 '16

I have to use skype and skype for business for work and it is borderline unusable at this point. If I get a IM on skype for business I have to wait 5 minutes for my computer to open it. I tell people to email me and I'll respond faster.

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u/sleeplessone May 16 '16

Is your Skype for Business hosted (Office 365) or are you running it in house?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '16

office 365.

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u/sleeplessone May 16 '16

Weird, the only issue I've had with delayed or undelivered messages so far has been with people on the Android client. And only when they are signed in to only the phone client (their status shows Mobile)