[extropy-chat] Software: P2P realtime communication, esp. video conferencing

[Jeff Davis]

Robert,

Skype doesn't need an account, UNLESS you're calling a conventional
off-the-net phone.

If you want to find out if a person has skype on their machine, you
simply use their email or name, and skype on your machine will find
them/out.

If you load up skype, give me a call.  I'll help you test it out.

-- 
Best, Jeff Davis

               "Everything's hard till you
                     know how to do it."
                              Ray Charles


On 9/12/06, Robert Bradbury <robert.bradbury at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am interested in testing Linux-to-Linux or Linux-to-non-Linux chat and/or
> audio and/or video capabilities.  I am particularly interested in testing
> Ekiga (formerly gnome-meeting?) but would be open to testing other systems
> such as Skype (though I think this needs an account), Google chat and/or
> Linux chat programs.
>
> I'd prefer to work with someone who has some experience in these areas so it
> isn't a complete case of the blind leading the blind.
>
> People can respond offlist, if there is a group collectively interested I
> may see if online meetings can be setup for a group.
>
> Though it wasn't exactly straight forward, I now have Second Life so it
> seems to be running on Gentoo Linux -- but am tending to frown on it since
> it is both large and closed source.  It also doesn't serve my purposes from
> a "real" business standpoint.  It is likely to remain difficult for some
> time to engage in "serious" discussions with an avatar in a VR.
>
> Thanks,
> Robert