Have you tried the GMDesk? Its an AIR product that I like...i have never tried to make calls on it though...perhaps you could take it for a spin. I am currently using Fedora 14. <div><br></div><div>Cheers <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:55 AM, [ Brainiac ] <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:arebacollins@gmail.com">arebacollins@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hello skunks, <div>Im looking at being able to replicate the features of google talk, especially being able to send text messages and reading from my address book like i do on my email client. Does anyone here know of any linux client able to accomplish this? <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">

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