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Skype for Linux

Mar 16, 2008  By Carlie Fairchild

Skype 2.0 is now available for Linux. Significance? The latest version introduces free video calls to Linux (interoperable with Mac and Windows users).

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Carlie Fairchild is the publisher of Linux Journal.

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This is a bit of a godsend

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Submitted by Jerry Farley (not verified) on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 10:29.

This is a bit of a godsend for me right now. I've just been looking into video calling and hadn't realized skype on linux could do this. I haven't tried video calling before though on any level so i'm unsure what to expect. What's the quality of the call like; both visual and audio? Are there other alternatives also worth considering or is skype my best option?

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