RE: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Interest forGM 2.00

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le jeudi 01 décembre 2005 à 01:56 +0300, Roman Skvirsky a écrit :
> Hello Damien,
> 
> In spite of not being involved into GM development I would like to share
> ideas regarding future of GM. For sure my ideas are oriented on getting
> profit from GM (sorry for commercial point of view).
> 
> First of all it is necessary to have stable GM 2.0 which supports H.323/SIP
> and ensure that it is cross-platform. GM 2.0 is a wonderful basis for next
> steps.
> 
> Interesting features:
> 1. GM supports video. I have some requests regarding SIP client that
> supports video. I see not so many alternatives.
> 2. GM uses OPAL SIP stack. Believe me, there is not so much stable SIP
> stacks for WinOS. 
> 3. GM can be extended to support IAX2. IAX2 is supported by Cisco. I suppose
> this is good reason to add IAX2.

I didn't know that...

> 4. GM can be shipped with Asterisk and GnuGK distributables. What is
> standard scenario: company sells Asterisk and deliver SIP client. I believe
> that GM can be this SIP application to be shipped with Asterisk. For sure it
> is necessary to contact Asterisk/GnuGK/(...) installers (I mean companies
> that provide IPPBX solutions based on SIP and H.323).
> 5. GM can be extended to support Skype and other proprietary networks.
> Integration of different (H.323/SIP/IAX2/MGCP/H.248/Skype/Gizmo/...)
> networks in one client is coming.
> 6. GM can be extended in providing additional features like: MCU "on board"
> (mixing several calls), making Call Center operator control application (GM
> with multiple lines), MMS (when gatwaying to GSM networks), etc.
> 7. GM can be extended in providing collaboration services like: desktop
> sharing (can be easily done with VNC), file transfer, GM API (to integrate
> with ERP).
> 8. GM can be extended in "bleeding edge" features like: H.239, newest (but
> not implemented yet) SIP features.
> 9. GM can be integrated with popular IPPBX like GnuGK/Asterisk to provide
> additional services that are not provided by standard SIP clients.
> 10. GM can be customized for specific service providers for that makes PSTN
> conversion.
> 
> Every mentioned feature can help in spreading GM and allows to get
> commercial profit. For sure it is really impossible to cover all topics
> above. 
> >From my point of view It is necessary to concentrate on several features
> (1-3) and work on them.
> 
> 

Yes, I agree. And I would also add : support for encryption using
SRTP...

Thank you for your email.

> 
> With best regards,
> Roman Skvirsky  
> 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: gnomemeeting-devel-list-bounces gnome org 
> >>[mailto:gnomemeeting-devel-list-bounces gnome org] On Behalf 
> >>Of Damien Sandras
> >>Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:11 AM
> >>To: GnomeMeeting development mailing list
> >>Cc: GnomeMeeting mailing list
> >>Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Re: 
> >>[GnomeMeeting-list] Interest forGM 2.00
> >>
> >>Le mercredi 30 novembre 2005 à 19:40 +0100, Julien PUYDT a écrit :
> >>> Damien Sandras a écrit :
> >>> > GnomeMeeting is playing in those 4 fields, but there are 
> >>now so many
> >>> > alternatives, that I wonder if there is still an interest 
> >>to develop
> >>> > GnomeMeeting after 2.00 will have been released. Two 
> >>years ago, you had
> >>> > to use GnomeMeeting if you wanted to do 1), 2), or 4). 
> >>Currently, there
> >>> > are so many alternatives that GnomeMeeting is perhaps unuseful.
> >>> 
> >>> Did you notice how all other alternatives are "future" and 
> >>gnomemeeting 
> >>> is "now" ?
> >>> 
> >>
> >>What I fear is a shift :
> >>- other alternatives are "present"
> >>- and GnomeMeeting is "past"
> >>
> >>
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