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Dell releases powerful, well-supported Linux Ultrabook

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520 points iProject | 5 comments | 29 Nov 12 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 1.961s | source
1. politician ◴[29 Nov 12 15:23 UTC] No.4848136[source]▶
Maybe this will help put some gravity around fixing Skype for Linux. Alternatively, does anyone know of a good video conferencing tool for Linux that also supports Windows as well?
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2. yungchin ◴[29 Nov 12 15:37 UTC] No.4848231[source]▶
How about Google Hangouts (comes as a Firefox plugin)?
3. Random_Person ◴[29 Nov 12 15:45 UTC] No.4848287[source]▶
I'm going to throw myself out there on this one... but what's wrong with Skype on Linux? I rarely use it (so maybe that's why I'm not understanding), but I've done interviews for multiple podcasts on two different laptops (both with 12.04) and I've never had a problem.
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4. aw3c2 ◴[29 Nov 12 17:00 UTC] No.4848719[source]▶
not only good but also free and open-source http://www.jitsi.org
5. politician ◴[30 Nov 12 00:51 UTC] No.4851269[source]▶
I seem to have a lot of trouble with how it manages the brightness of my camera. `luvcview` displays a working, normal image, but Skype really dims the lights. Also, people report that they receive the message, "requires Skype premium" when the attempt to begin a screen sharing session.

These issues make Skype on Ubuntu a non-starter for me.