On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Robert Citek <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Carlos Konstanski > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, 5 Dec 2009, Denis Heidtmann wrote: >> >>> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:45:56 -0800 >>> From: Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help; civil and on-topic" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help, civil and on-topic" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [PLUG] open source Skype clients? >>> >>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Carlos Konstanski >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> There are a bunch of standards-compliant H323 clients out there for >>>> all platforms: >>>> >>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Open+Source+VOIP+Software >>>> >>>> With so many good choices out there, why do people insist on using the >>>> most crappy one? Marketing is truly evil. >>> >>> Because people like me cannot make sense of that listing. Do I need a >>> Proxy? What is SIP? What is (UA)? Which one of the 22 SIP clients >>> will work for me and my Grandmother? Are all 22 equally "good >>> choices"? >>> >>> Some sort of hand-holding is needed if the none-technical users are to >>> adopt it. >>> >>> -Denis >> >> Naturally I would not hand that list to someone's granny. I would >> simply say, "get ekiga". > > And how does one install Ekiga on Windows? There is the "windows-only > husband" one has to contend with. > > Yes, that pages lists Ekiga under Windows, but clicking through I > haven't found a Windows download: > > http://www.ekiga.org/index.php?rub=5 > > Also, how does one do the equivalent of SkypeIn and SkypeOut with > Ekiga? Looking on the website, but haven't found anything. >
SkypeIn and SkypeOut are the method of getting on and off the skype network mostly to landline and mobile phones. When you purchase SkypeIn you get a phone number anyone can call. Why not try to use google talk or a real voip service like sipphone or callcentric. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
