skype and other *phones

[Renegade Penguin]

Eric Kjeldergaard wrote:
>
> If you are open to suggestions on other  phone systems, I have been very
> much enjoying my gizmo account.  (gizmoproject.com)  I generally use 
> ekiga
> to connect to it, but the benefit of gizmo is that it uses the 
> standard SIP
> protocol for accessing the service.  Further, the rates are quite 
> good.  For
> free it gives services like incoming phone calls, voice mail, and free
> SIP<->SIP calls.  For a $.01/minute (for US numbers) fee it gives 
> outgoing
> to-landline calls.  Don't mean to sound like an advertisement, I just 
> love
> open standards being used.
>
> Eric Kjeldergaard
>
Yes, but the gizmoproject is particularly onerous.  Look at the EULA:

http://www.gizmoproject.com/gizmo-end-user.html

Michael Robertson is the head of that project, IIRC.  Fairly nasty EULA 
for using such "open" terms.  Can't even redistribute the software.

Pity.