The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micky$oft go bankrupt?

[Karl F. Larsen]

Franz Waldmüller wrote:
> Karl Auer schrieb:
>   
>> Given that Skype is also free, it's a bit of a slam-dunk. Most people
>> couldn't care less about free-as-in-freedom, as long as a) it works and
>> b) they don't pay for it.
>>
>>     
> It is quite sad that millions of people rely on a network which is 
> controlled by a single company. To use a proprietary communication 
> protocoll, and a program which was designed to circumvent firewalls and 
> other network monitoring efforts. As an administrator I consider Skype 
> as malware.
> It is very difficult for an admin to prevent the skype usage.
>
> Franz
>
>   
       Skype is free to install but not free to use as a telephone. You 
have to pay money to connect to a real phone in another country, but it 
is less cost than using a cell phone or regular phone.


Karl