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On 11/05/11 11:27, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > I have heard of Skype and Ekiga. I also heard on the news last night > that MS has just bought Skype. That has put me right off Skype. > > Anyway, is it all a lot of work/expense and is it worth the bother at > the end please? Ekiga worked well for me when I was calling people like Matt in Boston, i.e. where the other end can sort out any technical issues themselves. My previous experience of Skype was very good, so when I did it again I ignored the "non-free" aspect and tried Skype. Skype for GNU/Linux can be picky about the audio configuration although if your audio "just worked" with GNU/Linux, it is likely Skype audio will "just work", ironically it seems to work better for webcams with GNU/Linux than it does with Windows, not least for the issue I hit that many cheap webcams don't have drivers for 64 bit windows. Skype for GNU/Linux also lags on features compared to the Windows client, and I can't imagine this will improve with the new owners. On balance on the GNU/Linux side I'd say there isn't much to pick between Ekiga and Skype on a technical basis except that the conference calling is easier in Skype because it is built in, but as I commented before I don't know about clients for other platforms, and Ekiga usually achieves conference calls by using a suitable exchange so it is probably quite easy these days. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq