Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] 1.2 Roadmap - Name Change?

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

> > Problem is that today people says "my friends have messenger(skype), I 
> > have to use messenger (skype)" What is SIP or H323 oe IAX  they don't 
> > know. But telling them that you can call with SIP UA or H323 UA, they 
> > start to think different. So I think problem is not only GM but all UA's 
> > SIP, H323 and IAX.
> I agree with this.
> > >- people think a webcam is necessary to use GnomeMeeting, they think
> > >"Skype is for people who want to do voicechat, and GnomeMeeting is for
> > >people who want to videochat". But that's wrong, GnomeMeeting has just
> > >more features. I think that the confusion is due to the Netmeeting name.
> > >- people don't see GnomeMeeting as a Voice Over IP application, or as an
> > >IP telephony application. I don't know why...
> > First of all, they are using Windows (as far as I know, there is no 
> > audio client compliant of skype or messenger , doesn't matter which OS). 
> > So if GnomeMetting doesn't run under windows, they are not interested.
> Well, GnomeMeeting is H.323, and will be SIP before the end of the year
> (I hope), so there are plenty of software, even for windows, with which
> GnomeMeeting will be compatible. But I agree having GnomeMeeting for
> Win32 would be nice. From the latest news, it runs withouth any change
> in the current CVS code, we'll see if it is stable or not.

SIP support will be a boon.  H.323 is fading (not that I miss it
terribly), at least betwen the people I communicate with.  SIP & IAX
seems to be the new things.