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Submitted by quiliro on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 23:22

Free software replacement for Skype client

Project:Trisquel
Component:Programs
Category:feature request
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:closed
Description

We need a free software replacement to connect to the Skype network. The company that we are migrating from Windowz to Trisquel 5.0 will install the nonfree version of Skype otherwise. What are the options?

Thank you.
Quiliro

Khany:
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 08:32

http://jitsi.org/
http://ekiga.org/ (in trisquel repositories)
http://www.gnutelephony.org/index.php/GNU_Telephony
...

Mampir:
Sun, 09/18/2011 - 11:21

None of the above connect to the Skype network. They use other protocols, alternative to the one Skype uses. There aren't any free clients for the Skype network.

ivaylo:
Tue, 09/20/2011 - 09:23

There is no free software able to connect to the Skype network all by itself. Even if there was such software, using a free software client with proprietary protocol is not solving anything. The major technical obstacle would be that the protocol could change constantly. If possible switch to SIP for telephony and some instant messaging protocol for text, like Jabber for example.

aklis:
Tue, 11/08/2011 - 22:22
Status:active» closed

As said by ivaylo, there is no free implementation for skype protocol, i will close the ticket.

Feel free to reopen if a reliable free implementatin for skype appears.