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Skype for Linux going (almost) open source. The UI will be open, but not the core.
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Skype for Asterisk Gives Small Businesses the Best of Both VoIP Worlds
Asterisk, the handy VoIP solution for making phone calls that I mentioned recently, just got a whole lot more attractive. Today Digium, the company behind the open source telephony software, announced the availability of Skype for Asterisk. With the new download, Asterisk users can call landlines, cellular devices, and other Skype users, right from any Asterisk-based phone.
Given that companies can simply download Skype for Business right from Skype's Web site, Digium's offering might seem like little more than an ease-of-use solution to help users avoid juggling multiple apps to make phone calls. However, it's actually much more than that.
Skype on Leopard with Firewall
Ok, so, I decided to turn on the firewall on the mac after installing Leopard. I set the mode to "Set Access For Specific Services". I added in the apps I thought would need access from the outside. Here is what I observed:
1) Most apps, if they need access, throw up a prompt, and I can add them to the control list.
2) Some apps, like Skype, fail silently (grrrr!!!)
The skype icon bounces a couple of times and then fails silently. No errors, no prompts, no requests for access - nothing. Looking at the console log showed a cryptic message - "Check 1 failed. Can't run Skype". The firewall log gave us some clues.
So, is there a way to get skype to run WITH the firewall? How vulnerable is the machine (say, at Starbucks, where I have no router firewall protection) without a firewall?
Skype plugins for Address Books
Are there any good VOIP or skype plugins for address book applications so I can just 'click to call' an existing contact? I would like to kick off a call from my address book directly, and potentially integrate that with my VOIP client too. Any ideas?
How does Skype compare with Gizmo, Jaxtr and JaJah
I realize that skype has a much larger audience, but how do the others stack up? Programmability, integrability, etc.? I have 2 goals: Integratability so I can add voice capability into existing apps. Second, standardize around some solution for our team. Skype seems to be better for getting the team to have voice collaboration. But the integrability is tough. Any ideas about Gizmo Project or some other tool?
