C wrote:
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
C wrote:
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote:
mk-lists@email.de wrote:
I am wondering whether KTp is actually already an alternative to Skype these days…
Any VoIP solution is an alternative, it's only a matter of who you want to talk to :-(
That is a real "gotcha". If the majority of your contacts are using Skype (on Windows/OSX/Android)... you're a bit stuck.
Yep, that's what I meant. It's a pity that Skype only works with Skype, imagine what that would have done to early telephony if you'd needed matching telephone devices.
Well... in a way you did need matching devices in the earliest systems..
Yeah, I knew someone would want to point that out :-)
and even into our generation.
If we exclude the proprietary technologies (Skype, Viber), where do we need matching telephony devices/networks?
Some early phones were purely acoustic for example.
wire-and-tin-cans ?
Other phones were "party-line" systems that only worked with other "party-line" phones. Electricity was like that too, and there were proprietary systems that directly competed with each other on DC and AC transmission. Televisions went through a similar period (in the infancy) with mechanical vs electronic televisions. Even now, you have competing tech that requires matching devices (NTSC, PAL SECAM).
Ah no - not matching devices, only matching technology. The significant difference (when compared to the Skype situation) being that anyone is free to develop devices using either technology.
For the Linux desktop, it's a mix of Skype, Viber, Ekiga, and lately I've started tinkering with Telepathy. I'd prefer to roll it all into one client that allows me to connect to SIP, Skype and Viber... but... so far no luck.
Yeah, if only SIP was as popular as Skype. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (18.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org