[plug] Skype ?

[Chris Caston]

On Sun, 2004-11-14 at 21:58, Christopher Whittaker wrote:
> The only thing that bothers me about Skype is not the actual  system , 
> but that the person behind the development of Kazaa is the same person 
> behind Skype. Given the "publicity" regarding the abuse of Kazaa,s 
> client information and the  'alleged" blatant disregard for privacy  and 
> exploitation for profit of that information by the managers of the 
> current system I would be reluctant to use this system given that we 
> have several alternatives developed directly for open source like 
> gnomemeeting ,zaptel, nikotel, cornfed ,bonephone and for business 
> solutions tying them together with asterisk et al.
> This is not to start a bunfight about who is better only a personal 
> opinion. I believe in the opportunities provided by Voip and the 
> propensity to bring savings etc, I have even been an  advocate for VOIP 
> opensource alternatives at my workplace and to my social circle, I do 
> not necessarily share the view that Skype should be the first choice and 
> would caution those who do.
> chriswhittaker at smartchat.net.au
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Thanks. I would mod that insightful but please make use of paragraphs as
it makes your words easier to read.

regards,

Chris