<VoIP>

As I understand it, VoIP does not allow for cameras to be used. Skype
- which does not follow the open VoIP protocols - have adapted the
process to their own purposes, which includes web cams. MSN also
allows voice and web cams, but that's not VoIP either!

By definition, VoIP cannot deal with anything other than voice!

Skype is a closed protocol, so it can't be developed by anyone but
Skype themselves. We already have an MSN client for RISC OS - this
would be the most sensible option to develop for web cam use, but
that's different to VoIP!

As for 'cluttering the desk top with electronic gizmos', my VoIP
adaptor is nobbut a large bulge in the wire - not what I would call
'clutter'! But I understand that some people like to consolidate their
facilities in one unit. Personally, I like to use a phone for phone
calls, just as I like to use a TV for watching telly. But I accept
that some prefer to watch telly on a computer, or use 'the clutter
:-)' of headsets etc to phone via a computer. Even accepting this, I
don't see giving RISC OS a VoIP softphone is a priority. Developing
the MSN client to use web cams, though, would be a helpful
development!

(All IMHO of course!)

Jeremy.

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