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OpenWengo:
SIP compliant VoIP client (+ Video ?), Firefox extension, GPL: http://openwengo.com/

Ekiga:
VoIP and video conferencing application (H.323 and SIP) for GNOME, GPL: http://www.ekiga.org/

PhoneGaim:
VoIP system based on the Gaim instant messaging software and the SIP protocol, GPL: http://www.phonegaim.com/ (sponsored by Linspire: Some controversy exists over the perceived difficulty faced by non-Linspire users who wish to install PhoneGaim on their Linux system.)

sipX:
SIP based products (pbx, softphone, and supporting products), LGPL: http://www.sipfoundry.org/sipX/

Google's Libjingle:
Implementation of Jingle and Jingle-Audio (proposed extensions to XMPP), BSD License: https://sourceforge.net/projects/libjingle/

KPhone:
VoIP application for the KDE desktop environment, SIP, GPL: http://kphone.sourceforge.net/


Skype: http://www.skype.com/

Google Talk: http://www.google.com/talk/

Gizmo Project: http://gizmoproject.com/

the only thing that seems to be a long time coming is a voip gaim equivalent

um...PhoneGaim?

VoIP not only needs to catch up but also be open like email, and unlike the divided IM space.
Unfortunately Skype is not the application which connects to an open network.

Only applications like Gizmo http://www.gizmoproject.com/ and many other ones (which I don't use) connect to the International Standard-compliant Protocol known as SIP.

If you want voice chat (VoIP) on Linux then you have a good selection too (I don't know which are SIP compliant and which are not though):

http://www.phonegaim.com/
http://cockatoo.mozdev.org/
http://www.gizmoproject.com/
http://www.linphone.org/
http://www.wirlab.net/kphone/
http://www.minisip.org/
http://www.sflphone.org/
http://www.sipfoundry.org/
http://www.twinklephone.com/
http://www.openwengo.com/
http://yate.null.ro/
http://www.divmod.org/projects/shtoom

In addition to the number of good IM clients for Linux (especially GAIM), if you want voice chat (VoIP) on Linux then you have a good selection too: PhoneGaim : http://www.phonegaim.com/ ( http://cockatoo.mozdev.org/ ( http://www.gizmoproject.com/ ( http://www.linphone.org/ KPhone : http://www.wirlab.net/kphone/ Skype : http://www.skype.com/ ( http://www.minisip.org/ SFLphone : http://www.sflphone.org/ SIPfoundry : http://www.sipfoundry.org/ Twinkle : http://www.twinklephone.com/ openwengo : http://www.openwengo.com/ Yate : http://yate.null.ro/ shtoom : http://www.divmod.org/projects/shtoom Best to get one that connects via 'SIP' and is entirely standard-compliant, then you can connect to anyone on other standard networks (except those in closed networks like Skype(???)).

How about xten, firefly, pulver, sjphone, sflphone, minisip, kphone, linphone, phonegaim? This is just the software I know of, there are probably many more that other people can add to the list. Which that would suit you depends of course on what your needs are.

I know this was made by the guys at Lindows but it seems like such a great project. Wonder why the Gaim developers don't talk about it on their own home page?

http://www.phonegaim.com/

It seems this would be a great option for GNOME in general. I'd love to have this functionality tied into my Evolution Data Server instead of creating yet another buddy list, etc.

Hardly a non-event: this will be the first application win for the OSS community. Linux is, of course a fantastic platform success. Firefox doing OK, but had to deal with entrenched competition: IE.

This time the shoe is on the other foot. OSS has the jump on Gates and MS. Sure, Microsoft would love to sing its old song: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD). It can't though, because of open standards and open source.

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and the VOIP client PhoneGaim, for example, are entrenched competition that won't be dislodged by FUD. There are no OSS investors to scare away. And of course, Microsoft can't drop the consumer's price point below zero.

This upcoming defeat for Gates & Co. will convince Wall Street that MS has nowhere to go but down. That, in turn, will open up the software field to "the Bazaar" that Eric Raymond described so well. This head-to-head fair fight is something to celebrate. This is the morning of our success and freedom.

PhoneGAIM is Free (as in GPLed) SIP based VoIP Software, and does run on GNU/Linux as well as Windows.

Try it: http://www.phonegaim.com/

Even sadder, Linspire had a functional and open source product based on Gaim (Phonegaim) which was released in beta form for win32 and abandoned it for another with less features and closed source :(

I'm confused. Networking is quite new to me. Can someone explain to me how something like http://www.phonegaim.com/Phonegaim differs from Skype. Adding voice functionaility via SIP to gaim is a great idea if a little poorly thought out in this case. I hear they had to rewrite some poorly written opensouce code anyway.

I'm all for an opensource version of Skype but I need someone to explain to me why phoengaim isn't that.

Just a link to a similar open source software: It is a modification of Gaim, it is SIP compatibel, there is a windows and a linux version:
http://www.phonegaim.com/download.html

While I'm unsure about video, Linspire has Phone Gaim that integrates SIP calling.

It even has an option ($) for chatting from Gaim to regular telephones.

The PhoneGaim source code is available here.

Hopefully the Gaim team will soon embrace it, because PhoneGaim is a REALLY nice app.
I talked yesterday with friends in California over PhoneGaim. Even though I live in Sweden the sound quality was perfect and there was no notable delay (which I get with PSTN calls to California).

Say what you want about Lindows, but these guys are consistently delivering useful programs for Linux. First nvu for html editing, then Lsongs, then Lphoto and now PhoneGaim. Bashing Lindows is almost an olympic sport on Slashdot, but they are out-delivering all other desktop Linux companies put together.

Also, all those programs and constant updates are one click easy via their CNR technology which also gets routinely disparaged. Meanwhile posts to slashdot complain about makefiles and such not working. Now that is poetic justice.

And every one of those programs is open source so while it may debut on Linspire it's available to all. Desktop linux needs Lindows and 3 more companies like it.

However I wonder if gaim-vv will end up replacing phonegaim.