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Date:      Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:12:13 -0700
From:      Kevin Oberman <kob6558@gmail.com>
To:        Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Skype 4.0
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On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> wrote=
:
> 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> =C2=A0wr=
ote:
>>>>
>>>> I just wish skype would get off their buts and make a bsd version. tim=
e
>>>> to break code and make a opensource version
>>>
>>>
>>> That's not the answer. =C2=A0Really, everyone needs to move away from S=
kype
>>> altogether. =C2=A0Use Blink. =C2=A0It is a superior client and it uses =
SIP
>>> rather than Skype's network. =C2=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. =C2=A0According to AG Projects' website, Bli=
nk is a
>> VoIP app with IM features added, no video. =C2=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. =C2=A0I was curious, so I
> googled alternatives to Blink and I ran across Linphone. =C2=A0Has anyone
> used this? =C2=A0It exists in the FreeBSD ports collection, but is a few
> versions behind the current stable version from the project's website.

You might look at ekiga. It is in ports and a standard part of Gnome.
It does sip and also claims to support H.323 conferencing, but I have
not had much success making it work with our H.323 system. I will
admit that I have not tried in a while, though.
--=20
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
E-mail: kob6558@gmail.com



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