Re: [PLUG] Future of Skype on Linux?

[brent timothy saner <brent.saner@gmail.com>]

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On 05/10/11 08:44, Loic Duros wrote:
> For video+audio chats has anyone had good results with XMPP? I've
> switched from Skype to Jabber (using pidgin) lately but the video was
> much more choppy than skype. I've been looking into setting up Prosody
> (http://prosody.im/) at home with good hopes, but haven't gotten to it yet.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Loic

It's choppy because ekiga/xmpp+sip/etc. doesn't have the
"benefit/advantage" skype actually has of what sort of amounts to using
your computer as a router. for others. even if you aren't in a chat.

http://gigaom.com/2006/01/10/skype-the-bandwidth-hog/
http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/124858-skype-does-it-steal-bandwidth-on-the-network-looking-for-a-definitive-answer
http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=50282

it's in the EULA.

This is why more resources need to be devoted to Ekiga, so we have a
less evil alternative.
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