| Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Mark Kent |
05.06.09 02:12 |
Skype is available for ARM Linux, and has been for a long time. The Nokia 810 version is mentioned here: http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/12/nokia_n810_internet_tablet_wit.html But the N800 version came out in July of 2007, which is about two years ago. http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/07/nokia_n800_adds_skype.html Ah, I hear you cry "but that's just for the Nokia tablets", well, I'm afraid you'd be wrong, see here for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 ARM port: http://www.ubuntu-news.net/2009/04/15/ubuntu-904-due-april-23-includes-native-arm-port/ Something to consider for the super-geeky types, should Symbian actually go open-source in a recognisable, GNU kind of way, then it's quite possible we could be looking at dual-boot ARM netbooks, with both Symbian and Linux running on them... Sounds interesting? -- | mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk | | Cola faq: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/ | | Cola trolls: http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/ | | Open platforms prevent vendor lock-in. Own your Own services! | |
| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Terry Porter |
05.06.09 03:53 |
Mark Kent wrote: > Skype is available for ARM Linux, and has been for a long time. The > Nokia 810 version is mentioned here: > > http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/12/nokia_n810_internet_tablet_wit.html > > But the N800 version came out in July of 2007, which is about two years > ago. > > http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/07/nokia_n800_adds_skype.html > > Ah, I hear you cry "but that's just for the Nokia tablets", well, I'm > afraid you'd be wrong, see here for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 ARM port: > > http://www.ubuntu-news.net/2009/04/15/ubuntu-904-due-april-23-includes-native-arm-port/ > > Something to consider for the super-geeky types, should Symbian actually > go open-source in a recognisable, GNU kind of way, then it's quite > possible we could be looking at dual-boot ARM netbooks, with both > Symbian and Linux running on them... > > Sounds interesting? > Theyre great. I have "Gizmo" VOIP soft-client on my Nokia N770 and it works *perfectly* Amazing really as I only paid about $230 AUD for the unit around 2 years ago. I have a BT268 ? bluetooth gps unit that has a inbuilt li-ion battery, and is good for 15 hrs. It connects to the N770 and Maemo Mapper provides me with free Google Maps for anywhere :) Flathead doesn't know what he's missing! -- If we wish to reduce our ignorance, there are people we will indeed listen to. Trolls are not among those people, as trolls, more or less by definition, *promote* ignorance. Kelsey Bjarnason, C.O.L.A. 2008
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
White Spirit |
05.06.09 04:00 |
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Matt |
05.06.09 05:37 |
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Hadron |
05.06.09 10:09 |
Matt < ma...@themattfella.xxxyyz.com> writes: Not as interesting as the freetards telling us Skype was closed source and "evil" only a short while ago. -- In view of all the deadly computer viruses that have been spreading lately, Weekend Update would like to remind you: when you link up to another computer, you’re linking up to every computer that that computer has ever linked up to. — Dennis Miller
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Roy Schestowitz |
05.06.09 12:00 |
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Mark Kent |
06.06.09 00:05 |
Terry Porter < lin...@netspace.net.au> espoused: > Mark Kent wrote: > >> Skype is available for ARM Linux, and has been for a long time. The >> Nokia 810 version is mentioned here: >> >> > http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/12/nokia_n810_internet_tablet_wit.html >> >> But the N800 version came out in July of 2007, which is about two years >> ago. >> >> http://share.skype.com/sites/skypegear/2007/07/nokia_n800_adds_skype.html >> >> Ah, I hear you cry "but that's just for the Nokia tablets", well, I'm >> afraid you'd be wrong, see here for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 ARM port: >> >> > http://www.ubuntu-news.net/2009/04/15/ubuntu-904-due-april-23-includes-native-arm-port/ >> >> Something to consider for the super-geeky types, should Symbian actually >> go open-source in a recognisable, GNU kind of way, then it's quite >> possible we could be looking at dual-boot ARM netbooks, with both >> Symbian and Linux running on them... >> >> Sounds interesting? >> > > Theyre great. > > I have "Gizmo" VOIP soft-client on my Nokia N770 and it works *perfectly* > > Amazing really as I only paid about $230 AUD for the unit around 2 years > ago. > > I have a BT268 ? bluetooth gps unit that has a inbuilt li-ion battery, > and is good for 15 hrs. It connects to the N770 and Maemo Mapper provides me > with free Google Maps for anywhere :) > > Flathead doesn't know what he's missing! > >
Gizmo does work well, I agree. Should you ever feel inclined, the N800 version of Gizmo, combined with Google talk allows you to do video calling betwee suitable Gizmo clients. Combined with a GSM phone, I was able to show a house-bound colleague around an IMS demo at $employer's labs last year for 2.5 hours solid, and even held up my N800 to the "crowd" so that everyone in the room (about 25 people) could see him, and ask and answer questions. The combination of video on the N800 (actually, between two of them) and audio on the GSM phone was fantastic. During the demos, he would IM me (on the N800) asking what he wanted to look at, so that I could pan in and out and so on. It was a terrific demo of the amazing things you can do with these tiny devices, for remote working, mobility and so on. The big advantage the N800 has over the N810 here is that you can face the camera both in front and behind the machine, so you can either video-conf, or you can be a "cameraman". I still use my N770, too, though! -- | mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk | | Cola faq: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/ | | Cola trolls: http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/ | | Open platforms prevent vendor lock-in. Own your Own services! |
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
Mark Kent |
06.06.09 00:07 |
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| Re: Skype available for ARM Linux machine |
JEDIDIAH |
07.06.09 21:30 |
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