Peter J. P-N wrote:
Wolfgang Rosenauer schrieb:
So, I use skype, it work ok for me ... but I run it from a virtual machine, which is set only for this purpose, w/o access to any of my files.
So all is fine, isn't it? ;-)
Not really. As Benji stated there is SIP, which combined with a proper router and a DECT phone is way more comfortable for me at lower costs and better voice quality than skype. There is also gpl'ed wengophone if a IP2IP connection or webcam is needed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WengoPhone http://www.openwengo.org/
For SIP on a computer I use twinkle.
I don't see any particular reason for using skype.
So even better for you ;-) Although I do. It's even used as corporate communication tool where I work. At some point I read a nice post comparing SIP and Skype (while you can't compare both really because they are too different) but I can't find it anymore unfortunately. While SIP is an open protocol it's quite weak. For example no encryption which is one of the biggest issues for me. SIP just looks like a workaround to map telephony features to the Internet. Please note that I don't like the fact that the Skype protocol and software is closed but still it works and it seems to be not evil to me (besides it's a vendor lock in). Everyone should just choose himself. I'm using SIP (with my PBX), Skype and ekiga as softphone and just choose what fits best for the certain purpose. Wolfgang -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org