Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Skype Video???

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Jouni Lohikoski iki fi a écrit :
> I do understood and am for open standards. I try to believe in
> DreamWorld, but unfortunately we do not live in it. H.323 in MS Windows
> is practically dead, and propertary standards rule there in the
> video phone, instant messaging and IP-phone applications.

As far as I know, jabber isn't proprietary and is far from being dead 
for instant messaging ; SIP isn't proprietary and is far from being dead 
for videophone and ip-phone.

> > Phone companies do not support Skype they support SIP/H323 for the reson 
> > that Skype is a total vendor lockin se:
>
>
> Still you can phone to normal POT lines with Skype more likely than with
> OpenPhone or GM. Skype has gateways in many countries and increasing
> those.

Skype is just one provider. And I think they intend to go the SIP route...

> > So please do not advertise Skype, becouse of it's secret protocol nature 
> > so is it a danger to the future of Internet as we know it today. If all 
>
>
> I am not advertising, but just claiming as a fact Skype is growing fast
> and is already de facto IP-phone solution for MS Windows users.
> The lacking video feature in the Skype is the only backdoor for open 
> standard VC-systems to take over.

I claim you bought the hype.

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