Re:Hackers Build a Skype That’s Not Controlled by Microsoft
by Dylan16807 on Monday September 01, 2014 @01:48PM
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Oh, they're talking about a Skype network alternative. I was excited for a moment to hear about a Skype client alternative. Oh well.
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Re:Hackers Build a Skype That’s Not Controlled by Microsoft
by lelandbatey on Monday September 01, 2014 @02:00PM
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There are Tox clients and in many ways they are on part with Skype. You can use it today.
Edit: oh wait, I see what you mean now. Sorry I read that on my phone at first, missed what you where getting at.
Yes, it's a new IM client/network. However, it's much more secure, and decentralized. It's pretty cool.
Re:Hackers Build a Skype That’s Not Controlled by Microsoft
by phpnode on Monday September 01, 2014 @02:11PM
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if switching IM networks was as easy as that, Skype would already be on the way out. We use skype because everyone else uses skype.
Re:Hackers Build a Skype That’s Not Controlled by Microsoft
by realusername on Monday September 01, 2014 @03:17PM
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The last time I've tried (~ 1 month ago), there was no video support (unlike what you can see on the screenshot) but otherwise I would be happy to use it, anything would be more stable than skype anyway.
Do you know any other alternatives ?
(I will try to install the new version, it might work better)