Skype Beta – Testing nearly 18 Months of Work
Today I got an email from a mailing list I am currently subscribed to and someone pointed out that a new version of Skype for Linux was released. The last release of Skype for Linux (2.0.x) was indeed plauged with bugs, refused to let me (or any one else I know) use both mics built into my Dell laptop. Video would stutter, drop calls were frequent, and crashes happened more often than not. All in all by any real definition Skype sucks. Unfortunately, the OS X client works well (although still not as well as the Windows one) but still lacked the full love of the dev team. Worst of all, Skype just has not worked since I (and a friend of mine) switched to Jaunty (Actually Linux Mint 7) and Pulse audio is the new default. A few weeks ago, the Skype for Linux blog was updated saying a new beta was on the way. Beta? Nearly a year of work and all you have is a new Beta? For a second I was confused but then I remembered this is Skype, closed source, take it or leave it, Skype.
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