[ubuntu-uk] Skype 2.0 beta

[Andrew Oakley]

Johnathon Tinsley wrote:
> ----- "Greg K Nicholson" <greg at gkn.me.uk> wrote:
>> Is it still using a proprietary protocol?
> Yup

To be honest, even if it were using an open protocol such as VOIP-SIP, 
Skype would be unlikely to get much of the Linux market. For calling 
landlines, Skype is very expensive compared to VOIP-SIP providers such 
as www.sipgate.co.uk or www.webcalldirect.com (which has 300 minutes a 
week of inclusive landline calls, to most of the Western world, 
providing you deposit at least 6 quid every 3 months).

I wrote a HowTo on setting up a Linux-powered VOIP-SIP router, the 
Linksys SPA3102 (40 quid), so you can make free/cheap calls from your 
existing BT landline using normal BT extensions and handsets, whilst 
still receiving incoming calls on your existing BT number.

http://www.aoakley.com/articles/2008-01-08.php

-- 
Andrew Oakley