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thoughts_on_free_communication [2013/03/08 03:41] mithatthoughts_on_free_communication [2013/03/18 00:20] (current) – [Criteria] mithat
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     * Ideally **FOSS**.     * Ideally **FOSS**.
     * If self-hosting not possible, then an **open API** is possibly acceptable.     * If self-hosting not possible, then an **open API** is possibly acceptable.
-  * **Open standards** very much preferred. +  * **Open standards** 
-  * End-to-end **encryption** arguably mandatory.+  * **End-to-end encryption**
  
 ===== Criteria ===== ===== Criteria =====
-  * The service should offer:+  * The service(s) should offer:
     * **voice communication**     * **voice communication**
     * **text messaging**     * **text messaging**
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 ===== Evaluation ===== ===== Evaluation =====
   * **SIP**   * **SIP**
-    * Self-hosting: ?+    * Self-hosting: yes
     * Voice: yes     * Voice: yes
-    * Text: ?+    * Text: yes
     * Video: ?     * Video: ?
     * POTS: yes (provider dependent)     * POTS: yes (provider dependent)
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       * Skype uses closed-standard and proprietary codecs. Others may also.       * Skype uses closed-standard and proprietary codecs. Others may also.
  
-===== Evaluation tabulated =====+===== Evaluation (tabulated=====
 |                              ^ Self-hosting ^ Voice ^ Text  ^ Video ^ POTS ^ |                              ^ Self-hosting ^ Voice ^ Text  ^ Video ^ POTS ^
-| //**XMPP + Jingle**//        | yes          | yes   | yes*  | yes   | no?  |   +| //**XMPP + Jingle**//        | yes          | yes   | yes   | yes   | no?  |   
-| //**SIP**//                  | ?            | yes   ?     | ?     | yes† |+| //**SIP**//                  | yes          | yes   yes   | ?     | yes† |
 | //**Integrated providers**// | no           | yes‡  | yes†† | yes   | yes  | | //**Integrated providers**// | no           | yes‡  | yes†† | yes   | yes  |
  
-*Not SMS\\ 
 †Provider dependent\\ †Provider dependent\\
 ‡Skype uses closed-standard and proprietary codecs. Others may also.\\ ‡Skype uses closed-standard and proprietary codecs. Others may also.\\
thoughts_on_free_communication.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/18 00:20 by mithat

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