which program in Linux?

[Karen Lewellen]

Actually, you left out another possible option.
I may be able to do this in a Mac.
Why is it that you and Jamania paint entirely different pictures?
thanks though, I am not going to give up on Linux for this until  i have 
discovered what protocols are supported at the airmedia client.
I am not a computer programmer, so writing such myself does not pay well 
enough for me to become one just now grin.
Karen

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, Gregory Nowak wrote:

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>> Instead i want the flexibility of  not having to worry, to have
>>  a
>>  standard client which, when i choose a location to visit, will perform
>>  consistently  at that location.
>
> I don't mean to put you off using gnu/linux, but frankly, the way I see it
> you have 2 options. One, use windows, and the many standardized closed
> applications written for it, or two, write the standard gnu/linux
> programs yourself.
>
>>  does Linux not have the ability to match the standards already in
>>  existence?
>
> No, not if a non-disclosure agreement has to be signed to gain access
> to the standards. I think a better question to ask is: Why is the
> majority of software and specifications released today closed and proprietary?
>
>
>>> This of course not the case there now, but I wonder why things have become
>>  less standardized and more protocol specific?
>
> Simple, the answer to that question is "money".
>
>>  Consider by contrast, ICQ which can and I understand the same holds for
>>  other
>>  messenger programs, allow you to contact to any other user of that
>>  structure
>
> Can they? I am by no means an expert on messenger programs, but my
> understanding is that what you describe is only possible because
> someone went to the trouble of reverse-engineering the protocols, and
> setting up gateways from one network to another. What I'm getting at
> is that this didn't happen, as far as I know, because the various
> messenger companies felt charitable.
>
>>  again regardless of the client.  I am unsure about Skype, although it lists
>>  Linux as a platform it supports.
>
> Yes, skype supports the gnu/linux platform, but that's only because
> they chose to do so. The protocol, and the source code for skype are
> both closed, and if they weren't, then I'm sure someone would have
> written a command-line version of skype by now.
>
>>  again my true goal is not to have to know the meticulous details of the
>>  protocol
>>  used, but to have a reliable tool that does the job.  does that make sense?
>
> Yes, perfectly clear. Again, not to put you off gnu/linux, but what you're
> describing is here, it's called windows, and the many applications
> written for it.
>
> Greg
>
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