Skype and other things

[Karl Larsen]

Amadeus W.M. wrote:
>>     If you use Windows you can attach a web-cam to Skype and see
>> yourself and the person your talking to. Alas the Linux version doesn't
>> have that feature. But at least there IS one you can use. I will be glad
>> to have you call me. My Skype is called k5diusa.
>>     
>
> And if you use kopete + jasper (instead of skype) you can attach a camera 
> and your dear friend Al from Melbourne can also see you!
>   

    I don't know about kopete + jasper. Can you talk to people that are 
using Skype? The virtue of Skype is it talks to the millions of people 
using Windows.

>   
>> It does much more but I have yet to learn how to use the other
>> features.
>>     
>
> Do let us know, when you figure that out!
>
>   
    I will do that.
>>     So don't sell the non-fedora software short. It has real
>> capabilities and works just fine on Fedora Linux.
>>
>>     
>
> Who's selling it short? To the contrary, you were told about it on this 
> list, weren't you? We know it's good software, but it's not being shipped 
> by default with fedora for reasons that I venture to say you wouldn't 
> care about.
>
>   
    I inagine it has to do with the fact Skype does not let everyone see 
their source code. That is too bad.

Karl