Thanks Przemysław. I guess you're right. if skype does want to consider ubuntu as a potential market, they should bring expand support, such as providing an ubuntu package like adobe or hosting a repository.They should also initiate effort in doing so.
Ubuntu users should lobby this to skype developers and not put full responsibility to ubuntu or medibuntu. This bug should be closed as it is not releated to development in ubuntu or medibuntu. The solution is all skype users should request skype developers to host a repository so that an automatic update feature is available. I guess this is the only difference anyway.... On Sat, 2010-01-23 at 12:03 +0000, Przemysław Kulczycki wrote: > Skype is proprietary closed source software so Ubuntu developers can't > modify it and don't have access to its source code. > If you want something changed about Skype then you should ask the > vendor of the Skype application, not Ubuntu. > https://support.skype.com/en/support_selection > If Skype's vendor wants to have its packages in Ubuntu then it is > their responsibility to work on that, not Ubuntu's. > Blaming Ubuntu or Medibuntu about not including Skype is just plain wrong. > > On 22 January 2010 23:30, mzc <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for clearing up the responsibilities and roles of canonical and > > ubuntu developers. It has changed my perception of medibuntu. But the > > problem is still not solved, it makes sense that commercial free > > software like skype should be in canonical's repository(with > > cooperation/approval of skype). Having that said canonical should make > > more effort in making this happen. The point is skype has at least > > 10million users, and it has always been a feature in several other gnu/ > > linux distros. At least give ubuntu users the choice to install such > > software in the most convenient way. > > -- > ## Przemysław Kulczycki <<=>> Azrael Nightwalker ## > # Jabber/XMPP/Gtalk/Tlen ID: azrael[na]jabster.pl # > # (Co to jest? Zobacz na: http://jabberfaq.info ) # > ## www: http://reksio.ftj.agh.edu.pl/~azrael/ ##### > -- Move to -staging/remove skype packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/494564 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Medibuntu Packaging Team, which is the registrant for Medibuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~medibuntu-maintainers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~medibuntu-maintainers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
