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| ===== Motivation ===== | ===== Motivation ===== | ||
| * Mobile data is almost ubiquitous. | * Mobile data is almost ubiquitous. | ||
| - | * Makes it possible to contemplate a free (as in speech) | + | * Makes it possible to contemplate a // |
| * Communication means should be: | * Communication means should be: | ||
| * decoupled from the data provider(s). | * decoupled from the data provider(s). | ||
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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** | + | * **Open standards** |
| - | * End-to-end | + | |
| ===== Criteria ===== | ===== Criteria ===== | ||
| - | * The service should offer: | + | * The service(s) should offer: |
| * **voice communication** | * **voice communication** | ||
| * **text messaging** | * **text messaging** | ||
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| * Until critical mass is attained, incoming/ | * Until critical mass is attained, incoming/ | ||
| - | ===== Possibilities | + | ===== Some options |
| - | * **XMPP+Jingle** | + | * **XMPP + Jingle** |
| * **SIP** | * **SIP** | ||
| - | * **Integrated providers** (Skype, TruPhone, Google Voice, etc.) | + | * **Integrated providers** (Skype, Google Voice, TruPhone, etc.) |
| ===== Evaluation ===== | ===== Evaluation ===== | ||
| - | * **XMPP+Jingle** | + | * **XMPP + Jingle** |
| * Self-hosting: | * Self-hosting: | ||
| * Voice: yes | * Voice: yes | ||
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| ===== Evaluation ===== | ===== Evaluation ===== | ||
| * **SIP** | * **SIP** | ||
| - | * Self-hosting: | + | * Self-hosting: |
| * Voice: yes | * Voice: yes | ||
| - | * Text: ? | + | * Text: yes |
| * Video: ? | * Video: ? | ||
| * POTS: yes (provider dependent) | * POTS: yes (provider dependent) | ||
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| * Video: yes | * Video: yes | ||
| * POTS: yes | * POTS: yes | ||
| - | * Additional comments: Skype uses **closed-standard and proprietary codecs**. Others may also. | + | * Comments: |
| + | * Skype uses closed-standard and proprietary codecs. Others may also. | ||
| - | ===== Evaluation ===== | + | ===== Evaluation |
| - | | ^ Self-hosting ^ Voice ^ Text ^ Video ^ POTS | + | | ^ Self-hosting ^ Voice ^ Text ^ Video ^ POTS ^ |
| - | ^ XMPP+Jingle | + | | //**XMPP + Jingle**// |
| - | ^ SIP | ? | + | | //**SIP**// |
| - | ^ Integrated providers | + | | //**Integrated providers**// | no | 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.\\ |
| ††Some with SMS | ††Some with SMS | ||
| - | + | ===== Conclusion | |
| - | ===== Summary | + | * **XMPP + Jingle**: Limited by lack of POTS bridge |
| - | * **XMPP+Jingle**: | + | |
| * **SIP**: ? | * **SIP**: ? | ||
| * **Integrated providers**: | * **Integrated providers**: | ||
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