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I'm suddenly very interested in a Skype alternative since for a couple of weeks I'm likely to see my supervisor by Skype. Undesirable. (But at least I can use uni hardware that's already dirtied by its presence :P) Is there an alternative that works well on GNU/Linux & Windows and is incredibly painless, since I'll have to persuade 2 windows users to install something else. It's probably only a shot to nothing since I'm likely to get a "but I don't like change" response. On the gripping hand, I might be able to wean my parents off the idea of skype... James R On 29 January 2013 20:01, Daniel Pocock <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > > > Just following up about FOSDEM, as I would be interested in chatting > in person with anybody who is particularly keen on the hunt for a > Skype alternative. > > In particular, we are expecting a really big attendance at the session > this Sunday. My web stats have gone through the roof this month, and > all of the speakers involved typically attract a huge crowd just > appearing on their own. Is there anybody involved with FSFE who may > be able to comment on or contribute to the logistics of carrying > forward the momentum from Sunday's session? > > > > On 09/01/13 21:18, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> >> FOSDEM update... leaders of open source VoIP, real-time >> communication, micro-blogging and social networking projects are >> coming together at FOSDEM to try and answer some of the concerns >> that were raised in the FSF Europe report about the hunt for Skype >> alternative >> >> Here is an interview: >> >> https://fosdem.org/2013/interviews/2013-daniel-pocock-and-peter-saint-andre-and-simon-tennant-and-evan-prodromou-and-daniel-constantin-mierla-and-emil-ivov/ >> >> and here it is in the schedule (14:00 on Sunday, 3 February): >> >> https://fosdem.org/2013/schedule/event/free_open_secure_communications/ >> >> Look forward to meeting some of you at FOSDEM >> >> >> >> On 21/11/12 23:14, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> >> >>> On 02/11/12 17:14, Sam Tuke wrote: >>>> On 10/24/2012 06:08 PM, Daniel Pocock wrote: >>>>> I've actually proposed a follow-up talk about the subject >>>>> for the upcoming mini-DebConf, as a developer of VoIP apps >>>>> I'm quite keen to (try to) answer questions that people have >>>>> about why so many things didn't work during the tests on >>>>> Software Freedom Day >> >>>>> http://fr2012.mini.debconf.org/#schedule >> >>>> Very good! Please let me know if there is a video made of this >>>> talk, I can make a news item out of it on fsfe.org. >> >> >>> Just a reminder - the talk about Debian's role in replacing >>> Skype is at 16:00 this Saturday. >> >>>>> Yes, I'm happy to administer that, and mailman is fine. >> >>>> I'll get that set up. >> >>> Great, the list is now there for people who want to continue >>> pursuing this initiative to the next stage: >> >>> https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/free-rtc >> >>> There is already a push to repeat the VoIP client testing at >>> FOSDEM in February, I'm currently discussing with the Jabber and >>> telephony devroom co-ordinators. >> >>> For those who missed it, Microsoft has announced they are >>> killing off MSN within 6 months and migrating everybody into >>> Skype... one step closer to world domination. Scary stuff. >>> Expect them to take similar steps to make Skype more dominant in >>> the corporate space. >> >>> http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/microsoft-killing-messenger-early-next-year-in-favour-of-skype-50009702/ >> >>> >> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJRCCqUAAoJEOm1uwJp1aqD6fsQAJuwVc8avrAojEKf17f3svju > sxKB28dn0oZIdIS7y1TIwY8HeyfJQWeD0YeJTk8iYsdOFdeG7UkJFFZtv6VP8bsZ > 56g4/n6gp6cR6MnftFlpbimgaIkQOY7eug5CRlL8CJsTVOSppE0ZF+fiBT+KtsWE > NKyYCwmvZkGvqUJYxKPHKCkW6bwh36rcFN0m8YGuvZJkKxO/IAl5UwQVBJx+MsY6 > 0xFgI8NYws3pTuM0JDbGwgvmAHdjUhMzvMw1dYWfvf7I/0WVLoqiamkTwIdzNb2H > v8oH792xnjUnX/0D/Bf/qYfm2pP8M3wSf+r0J5gwfDroWX2iyAaEGIwaPw7HK3U/ > 8NA1B/Lu1mpFBJAYJ+DnqXzJffjoVB3zg1R+VvUOuENJnzyhj/Mf/8CuabCOV6fP > 49g3ZD35ukuFI7xfKWi4nEUcVlJvB1/2AHC4Mn7LPM+u6Z86b/AJI1scSWBjMwUv > eIrphO8d7ko2W8otLcJ7/T2Tlx5ayP3loR7cRn+F+I7Q/8I7QSMLKhSyBaY3y5tt > thFG4tGovMtTKaKogb8kE1JcBt7lktpSAgftNx37Qvvbwd99S+gseBuVmxCRbCj2 > SipBgFq3dyfHGzQUQ0VSbrhrw+EGGLnNOHpEGgPQeUk7Qwp/S1Y5Xk2r091MG+bk > 733LHzBRfSyR89dSGmvT > =wFMl > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Fellowship-uk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/fellowship-uk _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
