[clug] Calling all Linux n00bs

[Daniel Pittman]

Felix Karpfen <felixk at webone.com.au> writes:
> On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:27:56 +1000, Sam Couter wrote:
>> Felix Karpfen <felixk at webone.com.au> wrote:

[...]

>>> I have yet to identify the benefits of VOIP and podcasts.
>>
>> VoIP: My monthly phone bill went from about $60 to about $5 and my wife can
>> now speak with her interstate and even international family as much as she
>> wants with no complaints from me.
>
> To be explored.  To me it sounded very like some of the features currently
> provided by "Skype".

Yep.  Only, you know, without being a closed standard from a commercial
company who use aggressive technical and social measures to ensure that they
retain a monopoly and that there are no interoperable services.

Regards,
        Daniel