From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 12 17:48:34 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6F451065672 for ; Thu, 12 May 2011 17:48:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C753B8FC13 for ; Thu, 12 May 2011 17:48:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id D4275E80B20; Thu, 12 May 2011 10:48:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 10:48:33 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110512174833.GA6446@thought.org> References: <20110512002007.GA2321@thought.org> <20110512071852.1b73e9d8@scorpio> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110512071852.1b73e9d8@scorpio> X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24++ years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Subject: Re: Skyip? question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 17:48:35 -0000 On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 07:18:52AM -0400, Jerry wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:18:52 -0400 > From: Jerry > Subject: Re: Skyip? question > To: FreeBSD > X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.22.1; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) > > On Wed, 11 May 2011 17:20:10 -0700 > Gary Kline articulated: > > > What does the list think of XBill's buyout of Skype? > > Gary, if you want to get your fill of FUD on this issue, I would > strongly recommended that you visit the "Slashdot" site. It has been > filled with bull-shit on this subject for days now. > > Personally, it reminds me of a football coach's reply to a reporter a > few years ago. There were three teams left in the playoffs and the > coach's team was to play the winner. The reporter asked the coach how > he planned to handle the situation. He replied, that he was going home, > sit in his recliner with a beer and watch the games on TV. Once the > outcome of the games had been decided and his opponent revealed, he > would answer the reporter's question. > > Personally, I believe the buyout is a plus. Microsoft intends, at least > from press releases released so far, to incorporate Skype into XBox and > Outlook for starters. It will undoubtedly make the use of Skype far > easier on Microsoft's operating system. I have yet to see the downside > of the deal. > > -- > Jerry ??? > jerry+fbsd@seibercom.net > > Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies, ignored > or reported as Spam. Do not CC this poster. > > Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. then what i heard on public broadcasting ['marketplace'] is about right; that m$ will expand the skype network to fit its few striong points. just to 2-check, thanks. gary ps: =i= myself rarely use the phone, and now that xbill has bot skype, i'd use anything *but* -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 7.98a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org