Re: Time to communicate

[Riccardo]

Hello,

On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Dennis Leeuw wrote:

> One single communication suite which can be highly integrated (e-mail 
> address for e-mail and VoIP, E-mail with appointment connected to 
> calendar, contact info in Addresses linked to everything, etc.) then I 
> think I could sell it in the organisation. First GNUstep + suite on 
> Windows and who knows.

I understand your point of a single application and I recognize your 
needs. Also having them on windows would mean that cooperation and 
working on unix and possibly macos could be simple.

As a gnustep user I'd love for example to have an Instant Messenger 
suite (like Fire, gaim, ayttm, trillian... that is one program takes 
care of all the myriad of protocols) and a gnustep "skype". Also 
probably a shared environment for calendars and addresses (a la 
exchange) could be very interesting.

The point is that I want to stress is I'd like the sutie as most as 
possible "componentized". I love the approach that calendar, mail, 
Addresses and iSync (and iChat) have on mac. sharing of the information 
in separate programs well-connected together. SO you use what you need 
only.

maybe tosmething like iSync but thought for collaboration?

is the skype protocol known so it can be reimplemented? WOuld that be 
legal?

also I wonder how well gnustep could handle video streaming for 
teleconference and stuff like netmeeting.

-R