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Video Conferencing is Not Simple  
Written by Thelasko the 3 Mar 09 at 21:51. New
When a user switches to Ubuntu he/she still wants to keep in touch with friends that still use Windows. However, many video and voice over IP services are either unsupported, or difficult to setup in Ubuntu. Even though Ekiga is installed by default. It's unrealistic for a new Ubuntu user to ask his/her friends to switch services to keep in touch. Ubuntu should support common existing protocols by default.

Currently, the only such service Ubuntu supports is Skype.
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Solution #1: Work With Ekiga to Support More Services
Written by Thelasko the 3 Mar 09 at 21:51.
Ekiga already has video and voice capabilities, we should work with them to develop support for more services.
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Solution #2: Work With Pidgin to Support Voice and Video
Written by Thelasko the 3 Mar 09 at 21:54.
Pidgin is currently working to implement these protocols. The Ubuntu community should work closely with Pidgin to expedite this development.
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Solution #3: Work with Emapthy which already supports Voice and Video
Written by hemanth.hm the 9 Mar 09 at 02:47.
As in title , but why not pidgin ?
Have a look at the comparison :
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EmpathyVsPidginUsability

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