[Gloucs] Skype or similar animals.

[Chris White]

Skype is very propriatery and very very non-free, it only works with
skype, there are a few auwful bridge systems to sip, I would sugest
getting a sip provider, there are several (I use sipgate), you can then
use an open source soft phone there are several to choose from in debian
or a real voip phone (the linksys ones are good,.

HTH

Chris

Geoff Bagley wrote:
> Greetings all.
>
> My daughter Alison has emigrated to Ireland begorrah.
>
> Today,  having got her broad-band,  she phoned us using Skype.
>
> A quick check on Google reveals that Skype for Debian runs on KDE, 
> and is said to be buggy.
>
> Does any of the gang use Skype,  or some other equivalent beast.
> Would they be inter-operable, or will Skype only talk via Skype ?
>
> I saw a bit on one of the news feeds  ( either The Register or The
> Inquirer)  that said that the "German Plod" were complaining
> bitterly that they could not monitor VoIP !
> Best regards to all,
>
> Geoff.
>
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