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Gmail Video Chat Now Available On Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the time-to-trim-your-beard dept.

borfast writes "If you use Gmail on Linux, you may have wondered when you would be able to use the voice and video chat that Windows and Mac users have enjoyed for quite some time. The wait is finally over; Google yesterday announced video support for Linux browsers. Now if only Pidgin could provide solid video chat functionality in their client..." According to the brief announcement on the Google blog, "Voice and video chat for Linux supports Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distributions, and RPM support will be coming soon."

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  1. Re:May the source be with you by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My thoughts exactly. Why not GPL this code, and maybe then we could see it merged into other clients as well?

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  2. Re:Empathy by robotito · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But now, you can read the Google ads while chatting... (which is essential for them)

  3. Re:Is it just me... by drinkypoo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "anymore"? I think Linux matters more every year. We don't have so many "Year of the Linux Desktop" stories because we've finally managed to pound it into most people's heads that there will not be any such thing, and that in fact it is probably impossible for such a thing to ever happen again (short of a technological singularity) due to the importance of legacy systems and the complexity of a modern computing system. Linux continues to gain seats (and servers) so it continually becomes more relevant. And if we ever do get this alleged impending flood of ARM netbooks and tablets, you're going to see it become very important indeed. This is Microsoft's worst nightmare. It almost makes me want to go buy a shitty ARM netbook right now to prove that people want these devices and will take even inferior ones over Windows-based solutions. I am distinctly unhappy with the software experience on my LT3102u :(

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  4. Re:Announcement? by yurtinus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes yes, how DARE they not spam you!

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