[PLUG] open source Skype clients?

[Larry Brigman]

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Robert Citek <robert.citek at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Carlos Konstanski
> <ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Dec 2009, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:45:56 -0800
>>> From: Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
>>> Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help;    civil and on-topic"
>>>     <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
>>> To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help,  civil and on-topic"
>>>     <plug at lists.pdxlinux.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [PLUG] open source Skype clients?
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Carlos Konstanski
>>> <ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are a bunch of standards-compliant H323 clients out there for
>>>> all platforms:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Open+Source+VOIP+Software
>>>>
>>>> With so many good choices out there, why do people insist on using the
>>>> most crappy one? Marketing is truly evil.
>>>
>>> Because people like me cannot make sense of that listing.  Do I need a
>>> Proxy? What is SIP? What is (UA)?  Which one of the 22 SIP clients
>>> will work for me and my Grandmother?  Are all 22 equally "good
>>> choices"?
>>>
>>> Some sort of hand-holding is needed if the none-technical users are to adopt it.
>>>
>>> -Denis
>>
>> Naturally I would not hand that list to someone's granny. I would
>> simply say, "get ekiga".
>
> And how does one install Ekiga on Windows?  There is the "windows-only
> husband" one has to contend with.
>
> Yes, that pages lists Ekiga under Windows, but clicking through I
> haven't found a Windows download:
>
> http://www.ekiga.org/index.php?rub=5
>
> Also, how does one do the equivalent of SkypeIn and SkypeOut with
> Ekiga?  Looking on the website, but haven't found anything.
>

SkypeIn and SkypeOut are the method of getting on and off the skype
network mostly to landline and mobile phones.
When you purchase SkypeIn you get a phone number anyone can call.

Why not try to use google talk or a real voip service like sipphone or
callcentric.