wetsocket

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   by wetsocket 14y ago

   Teamspeak is another option, along the lines Mumble. There are others. It's a diferent concept from Skype. ONe person has to run a server. They choose who they want to be on the P2P network. Teamspeak is closed source. Free SIP service
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   by wetsocket 14y ago

   MSN relies on central servers to broker connections, just like this does. It is not going to solve the problem you describe. True P2P, via an overlay, where you and the other person(s) have a direct connection, is fast and reliable "enough
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   by wetsocket 14y ago

   Setting up the connections is not the "magic". That is not a hard problem. It's been solved years ago. First, P2P networks to not have to be enormous. Drop your assumptions. They can be small, and separated. (Think VLAN.) A P2P network
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   by wetsocket 14y ago

   Code is written. Command line only. So not ready for you yet. There are good application programmers (who are also competent cryptographers). But it seems, based on mailing list and forum comments, all the incompetent ones hold them in s
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   by wetsocket 14y ago

   MS using Linux to run their business. That says it all. A company with more money than it knows what to do with, acting desperately to save itself from obsolescence. Skype was flawed from the outset, being non-transparent (about how the ne