Free software replacement for Skype

[LP]

Thank you Very Much!
I will definitely look into this.
I use G Phone right now.




On 4 March 2014 09:59, Piero Fornoni <pierofor at outlook.com> wrote:

> Hi ,
>
>
> To close the Skype discussion , please  go to
> http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-projects  .
>
> Conclusion : the replacement of Skype with a free software is one of the
> high priority projects of *fsf.org <http://fsf.org>* , but if you need a
> Voice-over-IP for family or business reasons today ,there are not many
> alternative to Skype .
>
> *I am not going to speak about Skype anymore till we have a free software
> replacement.*
>
> Ciao
>
> Piero
>
> from http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-projects
>
> Free software replacement for Skype<http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/free-software-replacement-for-skype>
> Skype is a proprietary Voice-over-IP program that uses a proprietary
> protocol. Skype is seducing free software users into using proprietary
> software, often two users at a time. Using proprietary phone software means
> that we can't be sure who is listening in, because we can't see the code.
>  [image: Donate to this project]<http://my.fsf.org/donate/working-together/telephony/>
> The Chinese government, for example, was found to have been spying on
> Skype conversations already, and they are probably not the only ones. We do
> not want to encourage the creation of a Skype compatible client, but
> instead, we want to encourage you to create, contribute to, or promote the
> use of free software replacements for Skype, such as Ekiga, and to
> encourage adoption and use of free VoIP, video, and chat protocols such as
> SIP and XMPP/Jingle.
> *Ways to help.* Developers are needed to work on the projects developing
> a free software replacement for Skype. There are a number of such programs<http://directory.fsf.org/category/tel/>,
> such as Ekiga <http://www.ekiga.org>, Twinkle<http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Emfnboer/twinkle/index.html>,
> Coccinella <http://thecoccinella.org/>, QuteCom <http://qutecom.org>, and
> Jitsi <http://jitsi.org/>. Unfortunately, these programs only replace
> some of Skype's functionality, and only in some situations. WebRTC<http://www.webrtc.org/>has a mission to enable rich, high quality, Real-Time Communications (RTC)
> applications to be developed in the browser via simple Javascript APIs and
> HTML5. Developers should consider helping free software VoIP and video,
> chat, and multimedia communications projects.
> *Not a developer? There's still a lot you can do.* Using one of the free
> software Skype replacements listed above is a great start. You can also
> help by contributing to the documentation and tutorials for such projects,
> as well as filing feature and bug requests.
> Everyone can track progress and stay up to date with replacements for
> Skype on the LibrePlanet wiki<http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Skype_Replacement>
> .
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