Skype has just fallen over in a very real way. People all over the world are reporting that Skype for Windows appcrashes as soon as it's loaded. Nice.
Any HN readers have a way to make the damn thing work again?
Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
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Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#2in Linux it's also crashes
Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#3in Linux it's also crashes
seems like they ported the gerneric crash library to linux...
Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#4"Some of you may have problems signing in to Skype and making calls. We’re investigating and hope to have more details to share soon."
http://twitter.com/#!/Skype/status/73718207676022784
Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#5in Linux it's also crashes
seems like they ported the gerneric crash library to linux...
No, there's been a team working on a compatibility library over at Sourceforge for months. It's just that they only just released the first working alpha...
Future plans include extending it so it doesn't just crash, but actually sets your computer on fire.
Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
seems like they ported the gerneric crash library to linux...
No, there's been a team working on a compatibility library over at Sourceforge for months. It's just that they only just released the first working alpha... Future plans include extending it so it doesn't just crash, but actually sets your computer on fire.
ah great
"its nut a bug, its a feature", right?
Re: Microsoft buys Skype, Skype immediately dies - coincidence?
#7So it's not just me? Good to know.