what to use instead of skype?

[Alex Maynard]

Matt,

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Matt Price wrote:

>
> hey folks,
>
> so my extended family are all videoconferencing with skype now.  I went
> through some efforts to get skype 1.3 working on my ubuntu laptop (dell
> latitude d820, some futzy audio settings), only to discover that the
> linux version has no video!!!

I just bought a dell laptop running ubuntu and am having a bit of trouble
getting skype working. I wasn't going to bother the list with questions,
but if you can share any details of how you got it working that could
really help a lot.

Alex


 I've never been so insulted, I tell ya...
> anyway, I need to figure out some way of getting video working, or my
> mother and father will KILL me with endless kvetching about how they
> don't get to see their grandchildren.
>
> So my question:  Is there a video conferencing app that works across
> platforms (windows/linux most important, but my brother and his kiids
> are on mac, so all three would be better) that I can sell as a skype
> alternative?
>
> thanks as always,
> matt
>
> --
> Matt Price
> History Dept
> University of Toronto
> matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
>





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