Hi skype has paid multiple user video chat , does any software provide that for free? - from ankur bajaj http://ankur-bajaj.blogspot.com
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:06 AM, tirveni yadav <[email protected]>wrote: > 2011/5/14 Guru गुरु <[email protected]>: > > > > http://ostatic.com/blog/bye-bye-skype-top-3-free-replacements > > > > Skype has always been proprietary so those that prefer to use only Open > > Source have relied upon free alternatives. Now with Microsoft's purchase > of > > Skype, Linux users are already predicting the end for them and are > looking > > for alternatives as well. It turns out that the Free Software Foundation > has > > had "Free software replacement for Skype" on their High-Priority List for > a > > while. > > > > The FSF suggests that folks use one of the free programs available for > Linux > > and help development by sending in bug reports. They cite China's spying > on > > Skype conversations as a good reason. Does anyone doubt Microsoft is > capable > > of similar? So, even if Microsoft doesn't give Linux (and Mac) users the > > kibosh, I wouldn't trust them and proprietary software with my phone > calls. > > > > Quite an extensive list of alternatives is already compiled at the FSF, > some > > of which I'd never heard of before. But several bring a familiar ring - > if > > you'll pardon the pun. > > > > 1. Linphone - Linphone is an internet phone or VoIP much like Skype. It > > seems the page at the FSF needs a bit of updating, because Linphone 3.4.0 > > was released in February 2011. The news page states that "the main point > of > > this new release is support for multiple simultaneous calls, with pause, > > resume and transfer functionality." It is released under the GNU GPL v2 > > license and commercial support is available as well. It comes in binaries > > for Debian-based distros or build from source. Here's a screenshot from > the > > Linphone Website: > > > > 2. Ekiga - Ekiga was formerly known as GnomeMeeting, which many have > heard > > of. GnomeMeeting used to come with lots of distributions and Ekiga is > still > > seen in several. So, check your distribution's repos. It provides > > "SoftPhone, Video Conferencing and Instant Messenger application[s] over > the > > Internet" and supports SIP and H.323. Ekiga is released under the GPL and > > comes in binaries for lots of distros and in source code. Again, scarfed > > screenshot from Ekiga Website: > > > > 3. Empathy - "Empathy is a messaging program which supports text, voice, > and > > video chat and file transfers over many different protocols." This one is > > probably most well known because of its inclusion in Ubuntu. 3.1 was > > released May 9. It is released under the GPL and comes in binaries for > > Ubuntu. Looks like others will have to build it from source. Again, > > shamelessly stolen screenshot: > > ---- > > > > friends who have used these or have opinions, any suggestions on which of > > these would be best for us to use... > > regards > > guru > > > > Qutecom is also a very good option and it's licensed under GPL. > We have installed(on Debian GNU/Linux) it for only a few thousand users > for a call centre in India. > > > -- > Regards, > > Tirveni Yadav > > What is this Universe ? From what it arises ? Into what does it go? > In freedom it arises, In freedom it rests and into freedom it melts away. > Upanishads. > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in >
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