skype alternative

[Ralph deGennaro]

Throw, not through!  Geesh, I'm rushed...

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Ralph deGennaro <rmdegennaro at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey Dan,
>
> My schedule is pretty tight, but I just created an account.  Through out a
> few days/times and we might be able to connect.
>
> Oh crud, I don't even know if the webcam on my laptop works under linux. Or
> if you have one, or just to check it out I can use it under Mac OS X or
> Windows....  So sill through out some times.  I'll test the webcam under
> linux in the least before hand.
>
> Best,
> Rio
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Daniel Hollocher <
> danielhollocher at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>> I've been looking at some skype alternative possibilities.  Here are two
>> that I found interesting:
>> http://www.dimdim.com/products/what_is_dimdim.html
>> http://www.voiceandvideochat.com/
>>
>> Neither of these are VOIP soft phones like skype is, but they have similar
>> capabilities.  Dimdim is opensource, but only supports a single webcam.  VVC
>> seems to support linux (its flash based), and supports multiple webcams, but
>> its not opensource.
>>
>> I haven't tested these services with other people yet, so if there is
>> interest, we could set up a time to test them out.
>>
>> So far, for a two person voip call, skype is still the best that I have
>> seen.  I tried ekiga and qutephone, and couldn't get either to work.
>>
>> Dan
>>
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