____/ Attila on Friday 09 November 2007 19:45 : \____
> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Attila
>> <jdkaye10@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:19:36 +0100
>> <fh18mq$8jp$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> The supposedly Linux-friendly Google is not supporting Linux in their
>>> Google Talk - "Voice calls to other Google Talk users". You can only do
>>> this with the Google Talk client only available to Windows users. Does
>>> anyone know what protocol they're using and why they're not using an open
>>> protocol? Cheers,
>>> Attila
>>
>> http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html
>>
>> is a little strange, with Linux garnering a big red X.
>> OSX is also similarly endowed. Interestingly, "Google
>> Talk Gadget" *does* include Linux as an option.
>>
>> I find this odd, but voice chat isn't my thing so can't
>> say much more about it.
>>
> Indeed it is strange. Voice chat is important for me because I use it in
> distance learning and I have a far-flung family. Voip is a godsend. I just
> don't want to see it fall into the hands of skype and their ilk. Even for
> IM the only linux clients mentioned are Psi and Gaim but I guess any jabber
> client ought to work.
> Cheers,
> Attila
If there was an open protocol, then you would expect its
developers/maintainers/inventors to encrypt traffic, right? Well, if it was
also open, then I suspect you would find out if someone can get the 'master
key'. As I said before, Skype and the NSA might be getting cozy as a matter of
requirement. I've seen articles about it. For all I know, in the US, all calls
are sensitive to eavesdropping. No warrants required.
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