Thanks for the feedback. Any comments on the various Skype headsets? On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:38:34AM -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 09:54 -0500, Dave Feustel wrote: > > I have become interested in using Skype on F9. I know next to nothing > > about Skype, so I read the wiki entry which is an eye-opener. The Skype > > software for linux is for F7. How well does that software work on F9? > > IIRC audio works OK, video not so much. > > > How much does it cost? > > Nothing. The "Skype Out" service (for calls to POTS phones) costs money > -- you can use PayPal -- but is very cheap compared to regular phone > service, especially for international calls. Skype-to-Skype calls are > free. > > > Are there any open-source alternatives to Skype? > > Ekiga (Gnome-based) and a few others. I think none of them are really > competitive with Skype in the market volume sense, but they do use the > open SIP protocol. > > > Any other comments? > > Skype uses a closed proprietary protocol which free clients can't > interact with, and of course the source is closed so you get to install > a binary and hope it isn't doing anything nasty. If you can live with > that, it works quite well. I am not thrilled about using closed, proprietary protocols or software, but that's not necessarily a show-stopper. > poc > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
