Bob Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jeff_W wrote: > > > Skype-1.0 for Linux is out; anyone using it? It sounds very cool: > > > > http://www.skype.com/products/ > > Skype uses a proprietary, incompatible protocol. I suggest you look > at Free World Dialup (www.freeworlddialup.com), as it's completely > free[Beer] and has a couple of Linux clients available.
Hum; but is it better? They claim to be able to offer the service to dialup clients as well - not just broadband users. > However, the free service doesn't include interoperation with the > telephone network. That's available from 3rd parties. I'm trying to figure out how any of these companies make money off this. Skypes appears to use the free service as an inticement to sign up for their paid service (ie. allowing calls to POTS users); FWN I've no idea; it doesn't appear to be an OSS project and they don't have any prominent links to an in-house paid service. _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
