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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:36:56 -0400
From:      Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Skype 4.0
Message-ID:  <CA%2BQLa9Dq6q=880Gtc2fsZD3DJ-e=7Td3tHnPsWk=PfKLkszZPw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Darren Pilgrim
<list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com> wrote:
> On 2012-06-15 14:25, Robert Simmons wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Rich Neese<r.neese@gmail.com> =A0wrote:
>>>
>>> I just wish skype would get off their buts and make a bsd version. time
>>> to break code and make a opensource version
>>
>>
>> That's not the answer. =A0Really, everyone needs to move away from Skype
>> altogether. =A0Use Blink. =A0It is a superior client and it uses SIP
>> rather than Skype's network. =A0Making a FreeBSD port of it has been on
>> my list of things to do for quite a while, I just haven't had the
>> time.
>
>
> Skype supports video calls. =A0According to AG Projects' website, Blink i=
s a
> VoIP app with IM features added, no video. =A0Is this not the case?

I dislike video, so I have never even looked for that feature, but now
that I'm looking, no it doesn't support video.  I was curious, so I
googled alternatives to Blink and I ran across Linphone.  Has anyone
used this?  It exists in the FreeBSD ports collection, but is a few
versions behind the current stable version from the project's website.



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