On Thu 02 May 2013 at 12:31:01 -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > On Thu 02 May 2013 at 15:13:51 -0400, staticsafe wrote: > > > >> On 5/2/2013 15:10, Brian wrote: > >> > On Thu 02 May 2013 at 19:25:57 +0100, Nuno Magalhăes wrote: > >> > > >> >> Since you didn't clarify what you mean by "alternative to Skype", i'll > >> >> go with XMPP. > >> > > >> > It is the OP who needs to clarify what he wants. My view is clear: there > >> > is no alternative to Skype in the software field. It reigns supreme. If > >> > you want to contact someone on the Skype network - use it, > >> > > >> > XNPP? Isn't that an instant messaging protocol? > >> > > >> > > >> See Jingle [0], an extension over the XMPP protocol. > >> > >> [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_%28protocol%29 > > > > I did. How does it allow someone not running the *Skype spoftware* to > > conect with the Skype network? > > It doesn't. It is not supposed to. As everyone has been saying, Skype > is the only way to connect to Skype. But if you don't want Skype(TM)
Everyone? I said as much in my first post to this thread. > but rather simply want voice/video chat, that is where xmpp with > jingle comes in. The OP wants Skype. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130502205419.GR3248@desktop
