Fwd: skype on o'bsd

[Vim Visual]

I can sign-in and I can see all my contacts etc. However, I get
an "skype has experienced a database error"; and I am afraid the
solution is to run the programme as root, which I don't like at all. I
am looking for a solution... Maybe the groups file

Anyway I cannot check it out because I am having some trouble with the
micro configuration in my o'bsd crashbox... and I do not have much
time to play around with these things.

In any case you can try yourself. Download the static binary and then
use linux emulation with the following libraries:

ld-linux.so.2
libGL.so.1
libICE.so.6
libSM.so.6
libX11.so.6
libXau.so.6
libXcursor.so.1
libXext.so.6
libXfixes.so.3
libXft.so.2
libXmu.so.6
libXrandr.so.2
libXrender.so.1
libXt.so.6
libXxf86vm.so.1
libasound.so.2
libc.so.6
libdl.so.2
libdrm.so.2
libexpat.so.0
libexpat.so.1
libfontconfig.so.1
libfreetype.so.6
libgcc_s.so.1
libm.so.6
libpthread.so.0
librt.so.1
libstdc++.so.5

I can send you the libraries if you wish (makes 2MB) but don't want to
overload the mailing list with... spam :)

in any case I would like to listen to what people think of using skype
on an o'bsd system. Let's make the axiom that skype is not
malware/spyware etc (as they state on their page). We have to blindly
trust them because it's CLOSED; they give you a binary.

Now... what happens when you start a conversation over skype? Does
this make your system more vulnerable? attackable?

I'm just learning...

thanks

Pau

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: the. phule <the.phule at gmail.com>
Date: 11/12/2006 14:05
Subject: Re: skype on o'bsd
To: vim.unix at gmail.com


On 12/10/06, Vim Visual <vim.unix at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I know, I know... but I was just curious...

Yes horrendous piece of programming, great shame as its a great 'idea'
, but then again being puritanical wont get me talking to people
around the world for free.


> I just wanted to know whether it's possible and I simply wanted to
> report here that I successfully installed the static binary on my
> o'bsd crashbox...
>

You've succesfully installed it, but does it do the job man! Do the
dialout/dialin test features work? Have you actually spoken to someone
with it.

And thanks for posting the short results, its nice to see new things.


Cheers
Kim