While it has many followers and is increasingly used Skype until recently did not have a version for Linux not started its version 2.0 for Linux far from the 4.0 version of Windows, and the truth is that the first beta was , to me, really disappointing. Now they try to improve and have launched the second beta of Skype 2.0 for Linux .
He has worked mainly on incorporating the features and enhancements available to Windows and Mac versions, improving on all sound and video . Have been corrected many errors and problems generated by the previous version, providing more stability to the application.
Some of the new features we can highlight the shared screen or instant messaging. For that you use this application on Windows or Mac sure do not look great progress, because the goal is to match the version of Linux with the other two in terms of functionality and stability.
There are packages ready to install on Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Fedora or Debian, so the Linux industry is mostly covered with mainstream distributions. The road you have taken is correct, making well-functioning first and then gradually add functionality. From time which will use videoconferencing to keep waiting , but at least part of the road already traveled.
Regarding the user experience with the new beta, I would say to me has improved markedly , reaching a sound quality similar to what I am used to Windows, which makes me quite optimistic about the Skype Linux development.
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