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Project Gizmo Challenges Skype

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the opener dept.

valmont writes "The Register is offering an interesting introduction to Project Gizmo, a new player in the Voice over IP field, poised to challenge Skype with its ability to interoperate with others thanks to the SIP protocol it complies to. Whereas Skype has selectively licensed usage of an API that offers limited insight into a closed protocol, a closed ecosystem solely controlled by one organization, the SIP protocol is open. Free open-source proxy/server implementations are sprouting up, and many developers are actively working on SIP clients. The Gizmo Project is the first to bring a truly-usable, user-friendly, cross-platform SIP client (Mac, Windows, Linux coming soon) to market. Meanwhile, theappleblog.com is already offering a Gizmo Project Wish-List to promote better interoperability between current and upcoming SIP providers, to make it more practical for users of disparate SIP clients to communicate with one another."

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  1. Project Gimzo? by FrontalLobe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just don't get it wet... or feed it after midnight...

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    -FL
  2. ZOMG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Project Gitmo!

  3. Re:Another Michael Robertson project by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 2, Funny

    As if we needed any more evidence that VoIP will be sued out of existance.

    Oh well, buy any stock he offers and sell at 400%.

  4. A few suggestions by winkydink · · Score: 2, Funny

    Project Gizmo could do very well if it can attract users quickly enough. Indeed, Gizmo is even asking for suggestions on a "cooler" name under which to operate.

    My picks:

    Project Dealie-bob
    Project Doohickey
    Project Chingadera
    Project Whatchamacallit
    Project Thingamajig

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    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  5. Re:Explanation by winkydink · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds a lot like /. ACs, execpt for the ability to reproduce. :)

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    "I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey

  6. Re:Explanation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I have the same age as you and you won't believe me even if it is the truth (I swear): young people do not know what "Street Fighter 2" is! It's even worse than you thought :D

  7. Re:Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This shows me that Linux/BSD is far from dieing.

    Sneaky bugger, you thought you could sneak that one in and we wouldn't see, did you?

    You distort the Netcraft survey: the Linux part of "Linux/BSD" isn't dying. It's no use trying to warm up the corpse by tying it to a live body, it's *DYING*, they keep telling you :-)