On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 21:54 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2009-08-30 at 10:42 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Not to defend Skype, but let's keep a sense of proportion. Is the > > *phone system* open source? > > That would depend on your level of electronics knowledge... But it > doesn't matter, how to use the phone, isn't a guarded secret. You can > plug just about any phone into the wall, and it works. You can even > build your own, if you're so inclined. Years ago I built a speakerphone > because I wanted a full duplex one without crappy squelch or feedback. You're talking about the CPE (Customer Premises Equipment). The CPE is not the phone system, which is choc-a-bloc with highly proprietary systems, both hardware and software. Nobody cares unless it breaks down. (Please don't take this as an argument against open source). > > Is it free from bugging? > > Mostly impossible for the average person to listen to your calls. I thought we were talking about government agencies here. [...] 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
