[orca-list] contacting skype users

[Michael Weaver <michaelweaver1 btinternet com>]

i am very new to voice conferenceing so i don't know anything 
about voice applications such as skype or any of the other linux 
or windows applications although i have used msn to do keyboard 
chat.  i am aware that a while ago on this list there seemed to 
be some heated discussion about skype not being accessible with 
orca or that it isn't a priority because there are other linux 
apps.  i don't want to end up ruffling any feathers so to speak 
on the subjecct but a group of us in my local area have started a 
group to lease if you like between different blind organisations 
and try to provide services ie it training etc and none of the 
group at the moment apart from me use linux.  one of the things 
they are wanting to do is to use voice conferenceing so we don't 
have to awl meet formally and the chairman and vice chairman are 
wanting people to use skype.
if i am not gothe to be using skype are any of the linux 
alterantighes ie ekiga able to contact skype users?
i ask this because i did have windows running on my desktop only 
spyhunter has put all applications out of action and i have not 
been able to fix it when i got a trojan on my system and tried to 
use spyhunter to remove it and it keeps uing up with a security 
message for the spyhunter guard or something so i am just using 
linux and my braillenote for internet access and email at the 
moment and i have not yet been able to encourage my group to use 
linux although it is something i have offered to help teach the 
basics of if we were to provide it training but the group is only 
interested in teaching  windows screenreaders such as jaws and 
nvda etc at present.