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Linux-Friendly Alternatives To Skype
jfruhlinger writes "When Microsoft bought Skype, Linux and Mac users were assured that their platforms wouldn't be neglected — but you can understand why they might be a bit suspicious. Steven Vaughan-Nichols has compiled a list of five Linux-friendly alternatives — do you know of any others?"
Thank you! And notice how anyone who dares to not suckle the kool aid gets labeled troll or flamebait? As you pointed out the very first post and hundreds after it were "ZOMG dump Skype NOW!" and then the community has the unmitigated gall to bitch when proprietary companies won't support them? Why should they, when you treat them like lepers?
Frankly they can waste their mod points ALL THEY WANT but there is nothing i find more disgusting than hypocrites and right now the Linux community is overflowing with them. What do they say in many a post? "If proprietary companies would only support us too we would buy from them!" and then what do they do "ZOMG Its teh M$! They won't give uz teh codez and they will set trapz RUN AWAY!"
What did they say about hardware? "If the companies would release the code we would buy AND support them wholeheartedly!" So what happened when AMD actually did what the "community" asked and opened up every damned bit of code as fast as they could get the lawyers to sign off? "You should buy Intel and Nvidia if you run Linux" even though Nvidia ain't giving you shit and Intel has been going PowerVR which don't support Linux!
In the end while I can support (even if I don't agree with) RMS because the man has consistently walked the walk as well as talked the talk, frankly if the community were any more full of shit you could solve the energy crisis just by squeezing them! Lies, bullshit, hypocrisy, elitism and FUD, those words sum up the current community IMHO pretty damned well.
You expect the whole damned world to bend over backwards to accommodate you, even when the numbers aren't there to make it worth the effort, and then when a company DOES reach out, or do as you ask? You are more than happy to shit on them or buy from the competition who gives you the finger.
No damned wonder Linux is such a niche OS, with no support or retail presence, you go out of your way to ensure nobody wants anything to do with you! Now watch them waste mod points because they know my words are 100% correct. That is the thing about hypocrites, always ready to shit on others rather than take a good hard look in the mirror. But if after 20 years you have less users than JavaME? It is high time the community asks itself "What are we doing wrong?" and I'd say making sure no proprietary company will have a damned thing to do with your OS is a start.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.