[Gllug] VoIP at home, softphone, interoperability

[amd_uk]

http://gizmoproject.com/

Was the one I found easiest to get to grips with of the SIP soft-phones.
Has a Windows, Mac and Linux front end but I've only used the windows 
version so I can't give any recommendations for the Linux implementation.


David L Neil Mailing list a/c wrote:
> What is recommendable as a home-use, Linux softphone client, that is
> interoperable with Windows and popular 'VoIP' services?
>
> Christmas is coming. The relatives down-under have presented themselves
> broadband, and thinking Skype is the bees-knees want to talk-cheep, er
> cheap. It'll likely only be a use once/twice a year thing (unless some
> magic overcomes us!) I'm bemused by all the choices, the claims and
> counter-claims - the professional arena seems so much simpler by comparison!
>
> Interoperability: us on Linux, them on Windows, likely using Skype,
> NetMeeting, or Google Talk. Some talk to each other, others require the
> same at each end. Guess I could recommend they install 'something else'
> under Windows to be compatible with what we install, but you know
> families...
>
> Security: end-to-end encryption seems a joke, SIP doesn't seem popular
> on Windows, do I need to worry about the equivalent to Google cookie
> tracking? OTOH this is only family gossip so hardly HMRC content.
>
> Anybody looked at this 'bottom end' of the field?
> Am seeking recommendations for software/services, or criteria/warnings
> upon which to concentrate the mind (and search engine)...
>
> Regards,
> =dn
>   

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