Ubuntu

[Chris]

Not to put too much of a damper on this, but when you run Skype, do
you really know what it is doing with your CPU and network resources?

http://www.csoonline.com/article/220141/Security_Risks_Can_Million_Skype_Users_Be_Wrong_?contentId=220141&slug=&

I won't run it on my home system, and a lot companies don;t allow it
on their networks.

Chris

On 9/19/08, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> Bruce Labitt <bruce.labitt at verizon.net> writes:
>
>  > Does Ubuntu run Skype out of the box?  I think Skype requires qt4.  I
>  > would like to use Skype on my linux machine.  My daughter is overseas
>  > right now, so it is a handy way to communicate.
>
>  Define "out of the box".  You still need to download and install skype,
>  but according to http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/
>  you can get skype for Ubuntu 7.04+
>
>  > -Bruce
>
>  -derek
>
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