Newsgroup: it.tlc.telefonia.voip
Titolo: Open/Gnu replacement for skype - xpost

Hallo all: (sorry for the xpost but it is perhaps a good reason to)
 
times are really mature for having a voip telephony (+chat and file transfer) 
software like skype but in a 'free' or GNU fashion.
 
Considered that:
 
- microsoft has acquired skype (and we all know HOW they think and do in order 
of client control - privacy- etc.etc......)
- older versions of skype are simply unable to login since Sept 2014
- other free software are voip/sip design, not as simple as it is somethimes 
needed + they don't have integrated chat and file transfer
- Richard Stallman sayd that one of the highest priorities in the GNU world is 
to have a replacement for skype, see: 
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-projects/highpriorityprojects#Replaceskype
 
(add here the siemens 
gigaset.net
 voip network)
 
i open this topics to discuss:
 
- what free telephony projects/programs comparable to skype exist now/are 
mature/can be helped to grow?
 
- could we/the linux users/voip users/programmers help to make al least one of 
this project grow to be usable?
 
- should we insist of being compatible with skype closed protocol or focus on 
another standard - for example IAX2 (mono-port and compatible with asterisk) 
such as e.g. yakaphone 
http://www.yakasoftware.com/index.php/yakaphone
 
 
- could we ask hardware and software companies to collaborate, e.g. 
digium(asterisk), siemens(gigaset), teamviewer, google ?
 
- ideas, links, programs are welcome!
 
 
-- 
Roy Batty
 
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"Benvenuto nel mondo vero."
 
Roy Batty
 
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"Benvenuto nel mondo vero."
 
Roy Batty

 - ideas, links, programs are welcome!
 
A program, using what ever open protocols are available which are widely
used. ICQ, AOL (Oscar), Google (Jabber?), Yahoo, MSN (still working or
is/will be dropped in favor of Skype?), combined with SIP/VOIP. Which is
easy and intuitive to use and to configure.
 
This a program which for example allows you to connect to Google Chat
(probably called "Hangouts" today) and its user base, can connect to
Yahoo Messenger, MSN, ICQ, QQ... And lets the user do VOIP.
 
May be something like that exists already. Or almost. Like Pidgin, which
can do most (all?) of the protocols mentioned. Just add VOIP and a
(optional) very nice looking GUI to it. Get it to be installed by default
by most of the Linux distributions so that about every Linux user has it
on her/his fingertips, ready to be used. Needs work on the audio/video
part I suppose. It must also work with the Windows port. And if possible,
video and audio via all protocols, so the user can audio/video chat with
Windows/Mac users.
 
And forget Skype, as long as no one else can tap in their protocol.
-- 
Andreas
 
I wish my grass was emo. Then it would cut itself.

 use an Ekiga account with it.
 
I still use Twinkle. It's getting a bit old now but works a treat (for me).
Chris

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Do you still have a GUI with Twinkle? If, what OS are you using?
 
For the Debian (Testing) I use the GUI was removed a few months ago. Was
a big surprise for me.
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 Do you still have a GUI with Twinkle? If, what OS are you using?
 
Debian Wheezy, I think. (My laptop broke a few days ago and I've not
had time to replace the backlight yet.)
 
Chris