[Klug-general] Linux Softphones

[Dan Attwood]

looks like skype might be thinking sip though

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/business/products/pbx-systems/sip/

<http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/business/products/pbx-systems/sip/>

On 29 April 2010 20:18, Peter Childs <PChilds at bcs.org.uk> wrote:

> On 29 April 2010 00:37, Stuart Brand <stuart at stuartbrand.co.uk> wrote:
> > Whats wrong with skype?
> >
> > On Wed, 2010-04-28 at 11:29 +0100, Peter Childs wrote:
> >> I'm looking for a good Linux softphone.
> >>
> >> Needs to be able to handle multiple calls so that call transfer works
> right.
> >>
> >> I'm currently looking at Twinkle but its user interface is very bulky
> >> and it "does not look like a phone".
> >>
> >> There seams to be lots of soft-phones around, but very few can actual
> >> handle call transfer right.
> >>
> >> I'm currently seriously thinking of dismantling Twinkle and changing
> >> the user UI...
> >>
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
>
> Strictly speaking Skype is not a soft phone.
>
> If you want to do voip properly partially on Linux your talking
> Asterisk, SIP, etc.
>
> Skype is a proprietary, ie Non-Open protocol with a good sales man or
> two, Its a bit like using CompuServ in the old days, fine, so long as
> you don't mind being shut in a box. admittedly quite an open box, but
> a box all the same.
>
> Peter.
>
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