On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:23:15 +0100, Frank Shute wrote: >> I think we have to wait for somebody to write a Skype clone and >> hopefully MS taking over Skype will provide the impetus (MS will drop >> the linux port as soon as they can). > > Some time ago I've read (at least I _think_ I read it) that > someone reverse-engineered the Skype protocol, so there maybe > is the chance that a free Skype alternative, being compatible > with Skype, will be created.
I guess, we don't need to mimic Skype's proprietary protocol, because that would create patent-related problems in some parts of the world. What we need though, that's a WORKING and robust NAT traversal technique, be it in Ekiga or any other SIP-based softphone. Because that's what prevents them for working reliably everywhere. This is an interesting research project: http://www.goto.info.waseda.ac.jp/~wei/file/wei-apan-v10.pdf -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
