Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-07-04 Thread Adrian A
, Robert Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hank Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:49 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-07-04 Thread Dana Olson
I think they were hoping that the client would connect to Asterisk, which makes it kinda useless, really.. But connecting Asterisk to the Gizmo network is handy. -- Dana On 7/4/05, Adrian A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Gizmo account working perfectly in my Xten Eyebeam, so there should

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-07-04 Thread Gonzalo Servat
On 7/5/05, Dana Olson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think they were hoping that the client would connect to Asterisk, which makes it kinda useless, really.. But connecting Asterisk to the Gizmo network is handy. Given that it's a fairly new program, we have to wait a while before it's mature

[Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Jerry Glomph Black
I've just submitted this as a Slashdot story, too. I have absolutely no connection with any of the principals, I just think they are doing the right thing. This could have a major impact on the Asterisk community, and VoIP usage in general. Michael Robertson, of mp3.com fame, has been battling

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Matt Fredrickson
On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 01:31:55PM -0700, Jerry Glomph Black wrote: I've just submitted this as a Slashdot story, too. I have absolutely no connection with any of the principals, I just think they are doing the right thing. This could have a major impact on the Asterisk community, and VoIP

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Erik Espinoza
Agreed. IAX2 would have been a much better way to go. Regardless i don't see how an open source, standards based softphone will compete with Skype. Skype has a few things going for it: 1) Hype, lots of it. It's no coincidence that that the two rhyme 2) Built in traversal of firewalls - p2p style

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Michiel van Baak
On 15:30, Thu 30 Jun 05, Erik Espinoza wrote: Agreed. IAX2 would have been a much better way to go. Regardless i don't see how an open source, standards based softphone will compete with Skype. Skype has a few things going for it: 1) Hype, lots of it. It's no coincidence that that the two

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread hank
@lists.digium.com Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:31 PM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right? I've just submitted this as a Slashdot story, too. I have absolutely no connection with any of the principals, I just think they are doing the right thing. This could have a major impact

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Robert Webb
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hank Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 6:49 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right? they claim to have

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread hank
win isn't out yet - Original Message - From: Erik Espinoza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right? Agreed. IAX2 would

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Gizmo: Skype done right?

2005-06-30 Thread Erik Espinoza
On 6/30/05, Michiel van Baak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 15:30, Thu 30 Jun 05, Erik Espinoza wrote: Agreed. IAX2 would have been a much better way to go. Regardless i don't see how an open source, standards based softphone will compete with Skype. Skype has a few things going for it: 1)