Free software replacement for Skype
by
Matt Lee
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Published on
Mar 02, 2012 03:39 PM
This project was rolled in to Real time voice and video chat in 2017.
Skype is a proprietary Voice-over-IP program that uses a proprietary protocol. Skype is seducing free software users into using proprietary software, often two users at a time. Using proprietary phone software means that we can't be sure who is listening in, because we can't see the code.