I've found that Discord is another decent alternative. They don't appear to have a native Linux app just yet, but the web interface works just fine - and better than Skype's own one does. https://discordapp.com/ Although the trouble is convincing others who still use Skype and either don't notice, or don't mind, it's issues to change over.
On 26 April 2016 at 17:57, Andrew <zil...@ziltro.com> wrote: > Wouldn't it be better to put effort into something more open and > surveillance-free? > > https://tox.chat/ > > While all of the Tox clients are classed as 'alpha' and there's still work > to do, it is quite usable right now. > > -- > > Andrew. > > > On 26/04/16 17:38, CPK Smithies wrote: > >> I just signed the petition "Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype". >> I don't know how much hope they have of making any difference. >> >> Their goal is to reach 100 signatures - modest enough. They have some >> way to go. You can read more and sign the petition here: >> >> >> https://www.change.org/p/microsoft-better-linux-support-for-skype?recruiter=532970063&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive >> >> Regards to all, >> CPKS >> >> > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING > Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-05-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
