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On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 9:30 PM, mr meowski via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Anyone have any input on the latest beta release from Microsoft for > Linux? Yep. Use it most days to join our team's remote daily stand-ups. The new beta is way better than the old Skype client, except in one crucial respect (see below). Interconnects well with the new-protocol Skype clients on Macs and Windows PCs. I'm on Ubuntu 16.10, and so far it hasn't actually crashed on me once. Occasionally we get bandwidth-related noise or video dropouts, but to be fair that happens on all VOIP clients as far as I can tell. The most recent beta update added back in PSTN dialling, which wasn't present in the alpha releases. This also works well .... for connecting to a phone number. After that, I can't get it to generate DTMF tones, which makes it basically useless for "Please enter your conference code now" meet-me services. So still some way to go for feature-parity with the Mac/Win clients, but at least it's moving in the right direction. Which frankly is a relief - the old Linux client was beginning to look a lot like abandonware. I'm no Microsoft fan, but I can't fault them for having restarted investment in what must be a pretty tiny percentage of their overall market. Hth, Ian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq