On 26/05/2009 1:02 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 15:45 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
>>> Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
>>> implement a special Skype button. What is more conceivable, if there
>>> were sufficient demand, is a general-purpos
>> 2) Whom do I pay for service that allows me to call ordinary phones,
and 3) how much does it cost?
>
> Your telephony service provider. I don't know which TSP you're using,
> so I cannot tell you what their name is. I've never heard of a normal
> TSP that still doesn't support standard voip.
And there was me thinking this was an Evolution list
> I'm saddened by the responses in this thread. It seems Skype users
> aren't all that interested in freedom of communication. If people
> really _want_ to walk into the honey trap with their eyes wide open, I
> guess there's little one c
The thread started with a suggestion to add a "Call using
Skype"-button. Well, it's fairly easy, using Skype API. It will not be
implemented as a feature for Evolution, I can tell you that. But it is
possible to write a plugin for it.
I'm saddened by the responses in this thread. It seems Skype us
Simon Roberts, Mon, 25 May 2009 14:57:24 -0700:
> 2) Whom do I pay for service that allows me to call ordinary phones, and
Whomever ... there are different SIP providers in almost every country in
the world. And of course you can install Asterisk (http://
www.asterisk.org/; http://twit.tv/floss38
Jo-Erlend Schinstad, Mon, 25 May 2009 12:05:56 +0200:
> I don't understand why anyone would want to use Skype.
Because you have friends using it ... the same reason why people still
use legacy IM protocols like MSN, ICQ, AIM, or IRC instead of Jabber.
Matěj
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On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 12:05 +0200, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> 2009/5/24 Bruno Trazzini :
> >
> > I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
>
> Skype, of all things. Why would you want a button for a play-phone
> service, when you can get _real_ voip with Ekiga, which is
On Tue, 2009-05-26 at 12:36 +1000, Nick Jenkins wrote:
> Of course, for people who have a choice, VoIP is cheaper, more widely
> available, works better on mobile phones than Skype (at least for me),
> and has a competition from a wide variety of providers (e.g. there's a
> very good list of VoIP p
> > 4) Can I call other skype users from Ekiga
>
> No, as I've said before, Skype prevents that.
... And that's the real issue for end-users. If you like free software,
BUT most of your friends or customers don't care and are using Skype,
then most people just install skype and chat to them usin
On Tue, 2009-05-26 at 01:06 +0200, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
> 2009/5/25 Simon Roberts :
> > Thanks for the enthusiastic and detailed reply. That answers the first
> > question, but not the second, third, and fourth:
>
> You're welcome.
>
> > 2) Whom do I pay for service that allows me to call
Hi,
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 17:00 +0300, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
There is *no* chance of Evo doing anything special to support non-free software.
Yeah, like Exchange or GroupWise?
Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
implement a special Skype button. What is more c
> I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
Good idea, could maybe be generalised a bit though. Suggest logging a
bug in http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ , requesting a "dial/chat" button next
to each non-blank phone number / instant chat field, which dials the
number / initiat
2009/5/25 Simon Roberts :
> Thanks for the enthusiastic and detailed reply. That answers the first
> question, but not the second, third, and fourth:
You're welcome.
> 2) Whom do I pay for service that allows me to call ordinary phones, and 3)
> how much does it cost?
Your telephony service pr
May 25 10:27:33 2009
Subject: Re: [Evolution] using skype
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 17:00 +0300, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> > There is *no* chance of Evo doing anything special to support non-free
> > software.
>
> Yeah, like Exchange or GroupWise?
Good point. What I should have said i
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From: evolution-list-boun...@gnome.org
To: Patrick O'Callaghan
Cc: evolution-list@gnome.org
Sent: Mon May 25 10:00:20 2009
Subject: Re: [Evolution] using skype
> Ther
- Original Message
> From: Jo-Erlend Schinstad
> To: evolution-list@gnome.org
> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 11:46:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [Evolution] using skype
>
> 2009/5/25 Simon Roberts :
> > Can I dial ordinary phones using Ekiga? What does it cost, and who
2009/5/25 Simon Roberts :
> Can I dial ordinary phones using Ekiga? What does it cost, and whom do I pay?
> Does Ekiga connect to skype users (most of my contacts are already there and
> won't be moving).
Yes, Ekiga uses real voip protocols, used by all normal telephony
service providers in all
- Original Message
> From: David L
...
> > Skype, of all things. Why would you want a button for a play-phone
> > service, when you can get _real_ voip with Ekiga, which is free and
> > like Evolution, part of GNOME?
Can I dial ordinary phones using Ekiga? What does it cost, and whom
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:05 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad
wrote:
> 2009/5/24 Bruno Trazzini :
>>
>> I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
>
> Skype, of all things. Why would you want a button for a play-phone
> service, when you can get _real_ voip with Ekiga, which is fre
2009/5/25 Brian J. Murrell :
> On a more serious note, yes there is Ekiga, but what does that
> (successfully) interop with for your Windows (or OSX for that matter)
> buddies?
A couple of hundred VoIP clients or so. Check wikipedias list of clients.
Ekiga supports SIP and H.323, which are the mos
Conclusion : use something else than skype ^^ (but the "phone this
contact" button seems a good idea to me)
nm
Le lundi 25 mai 2009 à 10:32 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan a écrit :
> On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 15:45 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> > >
> > > Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO E
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 15:45 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> >
> > Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
> > implement a special Skype button. What is more conceivable, if there
> > were sufficient demand, is a general-purpose "Phone this contact"
> > button, which the use
>
> Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
> implement a special Skype button. What is more conceivable, if there
> were sufficient demand, is a general-purpose "Phone this contact"
> button, which the user could set up to use whatever VOIP app he
> preferred. I've n
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 17:00 +0300, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> > There is *no* chance of Evo doing anything special to support non-free
> > software.
>
> Yeah, like Exchange or GroupWise?
Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
implement a special Skype button. What is mo
On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 17:00 +0300, Tor Lillqvist wrote:
> > There is *no* chance of Evo doing anything special to support non-free
> > software.
>
> Yeah, like Exchange or GroupWise?
LOL. Very nicely done!
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On Sun, 2009-05-24 at 15:28 -0300, Bruno Trazzini wrote:
> I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
There is *no* chance of Evo doing anything special to support non-free
software.
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On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 12:05 +0200, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote:
>
> Skype, of all things. Why would you want a button for a play-phone
> service, when you can get _real_ voip with Ekiga, which is free and
> like Evolution, part of GNOME?
Well, duh. Obviously it's because Oprah uses Skype. Get with
2009/5/24 Bruno Trazzini :
>
> I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
Skype, of all things. Why would you want a button for a play-phone
service, when you can get _real_ voip with Ekiga, which is free and
like Evolution, part of GNOME?
I don't understand why anyone wo
I suggest adding a button to dial from the contact list using skype
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