On 11/27/2017 11:10 AM, Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku wrote: > Is Skype "largely unusable" on Gentoo? It feels like about 3 days ago I > was forced to upgrade because "this version is no longer supported" and > to upgrade I had to keyword the latest version. If this keeps > happening, to me, this is broken. And I'm not sure if the problem is > that we are so far behind, that when Microsoft removes support we only > just barely meet the requirements, or if there is something I am missing. > > I *do* like to keep my computer updated, but unless I misunderstand (and > it seems that Gentoo has changed a lot since I started using it about > 15-20 years ago (I think)) stable is the recommended way to run the > system unless you want to go into "here be pesky programmes" territory. > When I started, even "stable" was a lot more work than previously used > distributions, but with Gentoo, I've always felt that with Gentoo, while > doing "basic stuff" can be more difficult, other distributions have > always been "if it doesn't work out of the box, it's probably not that > worth trying to figure it out." > > I still feel that getting things working in Gentoo is always "a bit of > work" and if it "doesn't just work" it often still can be done without a > whole lot more work. But having to upgrade in a "manual way" on > approximately a weekly basis just to have functionality tells me that > something is badly broken (and I don't feel it is Gentoo in this case, > but I need to have some better understanding). > > I know, that when I was trying to figure out just "what was supported" I > actually wasn't getting good information... > personal opinion/
It is the software author / maintainer being stupid. Two Possibilities : # 1 : They can't do it right the first time, so they get to constantly redo it. # 2 : Skype is a MS product. MS still ( on purpose ) breaks their software routinely so it will not work on other OS's. NOTE : Microsoft has a reputation for being a "feckless weasel" when it comes to what is supported and how it is supported. /personal opinion. Corbin
