Re: [orca-list] why Skype works in Ubuntu 15.04

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

Again, the key word here is "have to" not "choose to."  Some people need to use it whether they want to or 
not.  I'll give you a use case:

There is a service out there for people interested in learning a second language that, in turn, provides 
employment to teachers in other countries.  The way it works is, you sign up for a given language like ... 
say ... Vietnamese.  You then are assigned an actual native speaker as a tutor in Vietnam itself who is going 
to sit with you over video chat and coach you through your lesson for a small fee like $10 per course.  (Ten 
bucks goes a long way in some countries.)  The kicker is that this service relies on Skype for you to 
communicate with their people.  They won't use Ekiga, Linphone or whatever other, to them, obscure and 
unknown service out there.  If you are a teacher hired by this firm, what do you do?  Do you say:  "No, I'm 
sorry, have my paying students use Ekiga if they want to talk to me.  Send them the instructions and 
documentation on how to use it please."  Nor could the prospective students get stubborn and boycott them 
because they use a non-free chat service to deliver the courses they offer.  If you do that, you cheat 
yourself out of an inexpensive way to study the language of your choice with a native speaker.  

It's all well and good to tell people about all these free software alternatives out there but, just turning 
your back on well-established products that the rest of the world uses is not the anser.  Aunt Betsy and 
uncle George want to skype with you, not Ekiga with you.  Finding a way to make it happen seems more 
productive to me.  

Alex M
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From: orca-list [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf Of Dave Hunt
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:32 AM
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Subject: Re: [orca-list] why Skype works in Ubuntu 15.04

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I don't use the non-free stuff.

On 05/14/2015 11:22 AM, Alex Midence wrote:
> What do you do if you have to use the non-free stuff?

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