[frgeek-michiana] Re: Microsoft's training materials teach Best Buy employees how to trash Linux
- From: chuq jackels <chuq00@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:21:26 -0400
I have used Kopete in Yahoo to do video chat, it worked fine, well that is
it worked fine when I used it in BackTrack, but when I tried it in Ubuntu it
did not like my webcams -- any of the 4 different types that I have!
Chuq
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Tony Germano <tony_germano@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> The only one of these that I have used is Kopete for basic AOL chat, so I
> can't vouch for compatibility or ease of setup/use, but here are some
> alternatives...
>
> - aMSN (http://www.amsn-project.net/index.php) has video chat
> capabilities with windows live messenger users.
> - Ekiga (http://ekiga.org/, formerly GnomeMeeting) has standards based
> video chat not compatible with windows live messenger users.
> - Kopete (http://kopete.kde.org/) is reported to have microsoft and
> yahoo video chat capabilities.
>
> Also, it isn't open source or open protocol, but I have successfully viewed
> a video call in skype for linux. I didn't have a camera to see how well it
> worked in the other direction.
>
>
> Tony
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:52:04 -0400
> > From: csxt@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Microsoft's training materials teach Best
> Buy employees how to trash Linux
>
> >
> > Windows live IM (read MSN) supported via pidgin
> > Windows live mail (read hotmail) supported via Thunderbird
> > Windows Live Photo Gallery is an webapp, right? (Firefox)
> > Video chat via IM is an issue but Pidgin getting there....
> >
> > Goose
> >
> >
> > chuq jackels wrote:
> > >
> http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/08/microsofts-training-materials-teach-best-buy-employees-how-to-t/
> > > M$ must be scared of the gaining ground that Linux has on them!
> > > "Well, tell me dumb-kid (best buy employee) why should I spend
> > > $100-300 on the Micorsoft operating system?"
> > >
> > > "Ahh well gee sir let me check the 'Why Microsoft is better than
> > > Linux' site.. ahh here it is, you can IM with video to anyone, and pay
> > > lots of money for everything"
> > >
> > > I think we need to make a Why Linux is better than M$.
> > > It is free.
> > > It has more drivers for more devices than anyone else.
> > > It is Free.
> > > If you do not like something about it, change it to make it yours!
> > > It is FREE.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Richard "Goose" Zimmerman, ke4rit
> > Mishawaka, IN
> >
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