[clug] Open source Skype replacement needed

[Francis Whittle]

You mean like XMPP/Jingle?  Not the most comprehensive source, but:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_%28protocol%29

Open source Skype alternatives exist, the tricky part is getting people
to use them.

On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 12:00 +1000, Michael James wrote:
> A new Microsoft patent points towards Skype becoming equipped for lawful interception.
> 
> The patent was filed back in 2009, but published last week and picked up by Computerworld. Titled "Legal Intercept", it covers one way in which a VoIP-based communications system might enable a call to be intercepted and covertly recorded, naming Skype as one of the services to which it could be applied.
> 
> OS transparency is your only protection from this.
> 
> michaelj