[Dorset] Next Meeting - One Week Tonight

2016-04-26 Thread Terry Coles
All, The next meeting is just one week away; at 8 pm on the 3rd May. See http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings:pub#the_broadway. See you there! Chris, Are you going? Last time, I recall that you said you'd drive. Paul, Are you going? -- Terry Coles

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-26 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:38:09 +0100, c...@smithies.org said: > I just signed the petition "Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype". Why? Microsoft's only interest in Linux is minimizing the damage it can do to their revenue stream. If you want to run Skype, run Windows. If you want a VoIP

[Dorset] Kubuntu 16.04 LTE

2016-04-26 Thread Peter Merchant
I was going to ask Terry if he ever installed Kubuntu 15, but now I see 16.04 is available. I have installed it on a clean disk and it seems OK, but It didn't want to share the disk with Zorin, and did have issues with UEFI on installation. Later I'll try and update my 14.04 system, so If I

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-26 Thread Peter Merchant
On 26/04/16 18:05, StarLion wrote: 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

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-26 Thread Andrew
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

Re: [Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-26 Thread Peter Merchant
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

[Dorset] Microsoft: Better Linux support for Skype

2016-04-26 Thread CPK Smithies
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: