Comment 51 for bug 494564

"Since nobody proposed for four months (it was removed in december), I think that everyone is happy with the package on the official website (or whatever package one can find)."

I only noticed now, because my skype stopped working, and discovered to my surprise that it was no longer on Medibuntu. When I first tried Ubuntu some years back, I was used the windoze download wizard and press next multiple times, so tried that at first. Of course it takes time to get people used to the new way of doing things. But IMO this is a retrograde step.

I understand that the decision was made for reasons that must be very valid, although I don't pretend to understand them. And that medibuntu is autonomous. But it seems to me, that it would be helpful to at least give people an alternative?

In any event, the "four months" argument is not valid - in my case (and I would bet many other cases), the user does not keep up with what is and is not in the repository. Especially if the application is working.

To my untrained eye, the arguments of aidanjt (eg post #44) make more sense. Perhaps you'd be willing to share your reasoning in a way that non-specialists can comprehend, in the spirit of linux for human beings, and even the spirit of ubuntu!

BTW, I did try to convert my family to open-source voice over IP about a year ago, but I couldn't even get it working between two Ubuntu computers that I own, so I didn't dare take it further. I suppose it's improved since then, but for a non-geek who has a full time job, I really gave it a bona fide attempt.