Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: GNOME "Telephony Application Programming Services" Proposed

[Alexandre Aractingi <aaractingi libertysurf fr>]

I think that the main difference is that such a project would allow
users to not use VoIP (if they don't want to)... if I understand
correctly, it would be a desktop backend to the existing Bayonne PBX,
which has support for traditional phones.


Le mar 04/02/2003 à 21:25, Damien Sandras a écrit :
> What would be the main difference between that system, and a system
> using the existing GnomeMeeting and phones managed by GnomeMeeting
> itself thanks to additional hardware? GnomeMeeting is already able to
> interact with PC-To-Phone gateways and to interact with normal phone
> devices.
> 
> Is your goal very different?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Le mar 04/02/2003 à 21:08, David Sugar a écrit :
> > Have you ever wondered why you have phone numbers collected in your
> > Evolution address book, and yet must manually re-enter numbers on your
> > office telephone when you wish to dial someone?  Would you like to be able
> > to receive pop-up notification on who's calling you with the ability to
> > route incoming calls you do not wish to answer under mouse control?  To 
> > mark specific calls as billable clients as they occur to track their time 
> > for automated invoicing?
> > 
> > We hope to be able to finally address these and other issues for both
> > GHOME desktop users and business application developers in a new free software 
> > package being proposed to be known as GNOME TAPS.  This being a project 
> > proposal, I am establishing a project outline and a set of goals.  With that, 
> > this announcement constitutes a call for help and request for input from 
> > other GNOME developers in establishing a functional implementation.
> > 
> > GNOME TAPS will offer a C callable library to easily integrate telephony
> > functions into existing GNOME applications.  It will use a common TCP
> > based backend protocol to communicate directly with office telephone
> > equipment and services, and ideally for use with free software based 
> > telephone systems such as GNU Bayonne.  It will include an applet to
> > pop-up and support handling of incoming calls.  It will include a gnome
> > control-center plugin for setting of telephony options.
> > 
> > The first goal will be to support and demonstrate a C callable library and
> > implement a backend service on GNU Bayonne to support the functionality of
> > dialing numbers that may be clicked on or otherwise delivered under
> > application control.  This would be followed by development of a GNOME
> > desktop applet to respond to incoming calls, and finally work on a
> > complete control center plugin to configure and manage GNOME TAPS.
> > 
> > Initial discussion and design planning for GNOME TAPS will be carried out
> > on a new mailing list, bayonne-desktop gnu org   This list is open to the
> > public and may be subscribed by sending email to
> > bayonne-desktop-request gnu org   Comments may also be sent to me
> > directly, to sugar gnu org 
> > 
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Alexandre Aractingi <aaractingi libertysurf fr>