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    I really hope they don't screw up one good thing that came from Estonia..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ibn-Khaldun View Post
    I really hope they don't screw up one good thing that came from Estonia..
    Can't the Estonian government buy it back, your national pride depends upon it!
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    I suppose it's gonna get integrated into xboxlive using the kinnect camera
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ibn-Khaldun View Post
    I really hope they don't screw up one good thing that came from Estonia..
    For some reason hearing the word "Estonia" makes me think of "Freedonia," land of the brave and free.



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    Hey guys n gals, question. I've been using Pidgin for MSN since WLM doesn't let me change my display name (it's tied to your full name). After reading about this purchase by Skype, I wanted to ask: is there any similar FOSS analogue for Skype?
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    Hmmm.
    Quote Originally Posted by vartan View Post
    Hey guys n gals, question. I've been using Pidgin for MSN since WLM doesn't let me change my display name (it's tied to your full name). After reading about this purchase by Skype, I wanted to ask: is there any similar FOSS analogue for Skype?
    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Meanwhile, I hear the Linux natives banging their drums in the jungle night. They speak of a new king, named Ekiga, who still rules in the wilds, free from the Redmond colonists. Anybody tried it? Any good?

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    Sorry I thought that meant Linux-only. Cheers.

    EDIT: Nevermind. Looks like it don't work with Skype 'cause Skype keeps their protocol proprietary. Bummer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vartan View Post
    EDIT: Nevermind. Looks like it don't work with Skype 'cause Skype keeps their protocol proprietary. Bummer.
    Right, but I don't see how this is a problem. You and the person you want to talk to will both need Ekiga just as you would both need Skype. Difference being, since it's open-source, no corporation can buy it and create platform lock, as I fear Microsoft will be tempted to do with Skype.

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    For linux there is: http://www.xs4all.nl/~mfnboer/twinkle/index.html but basically what you are probably (never having used Skype myself) looking for is a softphone SIP client.

    EDIT: And of course there are various XMPP clients which can do VoIP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
    Right, but I don't see how this is a problem. You and the person you want to talk to will both need Ekiga just as you would both need Skype. Difference being, since it's open-source, no corporation can buy it and create platform lock, as I fear Microsoft will be tempted to do with Skype.
    I understand, thank you, and sorry. I was simply hoping to find software that would let you communicate with Skype users just as there are AIM-compliant messengers that are not AIM...
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