So #Skype is shutting down and I get messages to that effect. I'm noticing there's no mention of giving me my money back. I've got $5 on their system, and while I haven't used it probably in six or seven years, I've kept the acct active because I don't want #Microsoft to have my money.

It's not much and won't bother me if it's lost, but it would bother me that Microsoft is just keeping these credit balances for themselves without permission. There should be a class action or deal with that.

Dans un monde où la communication en ligne est dominée par des plateformes centralisées, #Jami se distingue comme une alternative axée sur la confidentialité. Contrairement à #Skype, qui repose sur des serveurs propriétaires et collecte des données personnelles, #Jami adopte la décentralisation, plaçant votre autonomie et votre vie privée au premier plan.

#numérique #internet #informatique #actualités #communication

https://jami.net/

Jami vs Skype: Welcome to Where Your Privacy Matters

In a world where online communication is dominated by centralized platforms, #Jami stands out as a privacy-focused alternative. Unlike #Skype, which relies on proprietary servers and collects personal data, #Jami embraces decentralization, putting your autonomy and privacy first.

Want to explore the key differences that make #Jami a unique choice for privacy-conscious users? Read our article:

https://jami.net/jami-vs-skype-welcome-to-where-your-privacy-matters/

C'est quoi vos #alternatives, faciles à utiliser et #FOSS si possible, à #Skype ?

Top 7 best open source skype alternatives

https://itsfoss.com/open-source-skype-alternatives/

Not only there's Jitsi and Element (but no mentions of the futuristic Element Call yet), but many other open-source alternatives I wasn't aware of. Nice list!

#fedihelp #unplugtrump
Wichtige Frage:
Was außer MS Teams kann #Skype zum Desktop-Chatten ersetzen? Es sollte a) funktionieren und b) unabhängig vom Handy sein (darum nicht Signal oder Threema)
Gerne boost und danke!!!

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

- #afreerdp / #freerdp big update for your #rdp needs
- #DeltaChat & #ArcaneChat message edits & deletes
- Hello new #Fossify Calc, goodbye old Calc
- #Jami welcomes #Skype refugees
+ 7 new apps
+ 231 updates
& 170 archived apps

Scroll by https://f-droid.org/2025/03/27/twif.html

My online #ttrpg group has been using #Skype for years. What alternatives can you suggest?

We'd prefer something well-supported and stable which is likely to stick around in the coming years.

heise+ | Ende von Skype: Abos weiternutzen und Rufnummern retten

Microsofts schnell nahendes Ende von Skype im Mai fällt einigen Usern empfindlich auf die Füße. So umgehen Sie mögliche Probleme.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Ende-von-Skype-Abos-weiternutzen-und-Rufnummern-retten-10323548.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Skype would be a cool name for a #isotonic #soda!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0w_pwZY3E&t=313s

La fin de #Skype, le début d'une nouvelle ère pour la #communicationenligne http://sci3nc.es/TJdDbv

Our thoughts on the announcement of #Skype closing shop in a few weeks: https://cloud68.co/blog/skypes-shutdown-is-another-opportunity-to-escape-big-tech

Rise Against Big Tech folks #rabt

#Skype disparait? Une alternative extra-états-unienne,
"#Jami"? https://jami.net

- Application pour appeler directement des contacts
- micro-chat, partage d'écran, audio et vidéo configurable
- conversation plurielle (à plusieurs)
- Multi-environnement (linux, win, mac, android…)
- Fonctionne en peer2peer (pas de serveur centralisé) et chiffré de bout en bout
- Open source, libre et gratuit
- Développer à #Montréal (Canada) et #Rennes (France) par "Savoir-Faire Linux"

The news that #Skype will be discontinued made me a bit nostalgic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7vxlrvxyeo

Working in distributed teams since 2007, this was a key technology in my life.

It fascinated me how well it worked, but how badly we did with distributed teaching with other tools.

They lost me when I changed employers in 2017 and only 'Skype for Business' was available which did not seem to integrate at all with "non-business" users.

Well, good-bye and thanks for the good times

I asked for a dump of my #Skype data from Microsoft about 6 hours ago. They're still processing.

At this point I'm starting to think that someone needs to manually gather my silly chats during office hours.

Grazie #Microsoft che hai dato il colpo di grazia a #Skype (#SoftwareProprietario che almeno funziona) costringendo le persone a farsi #Teams (#SoftwareProprietario che manco funziona).
Ci voleva Microsoft per far migrare tutti i miei contatti/committenti da #Skype a @matrix

Skype → Matrix