Re: [Ekiga-list] newbie

2019-09-17 Thread Bret Busby via ekiga-list
elopment is being done, and, Ekiga is no longer fully supported, insofar as I am aware. Whilst some people have an ideological objection to it, because it is now owned and operated by Microsoft, and, also, its functionality has been progressively reduced, over the years, since Microsoft took it ove

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video quality issue

2019-03-29 Thread Bret Busby via ekiga-list
get working, has been skype, but, after Microsoft took it over they did their Microsoft thing, and wrecked skype. I am not aware of any other working video calling software, so I suggest that you try skype, and find whether skype is still functional as video calling software. -- Bret Busby Armada

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga.net discontinued

2018-12-01 Thread Bret Busby via ekiga-list
eces on the side of the road.. So, rather than simply abandoning Ekiga, I ask whether it could be offered as a community project, so as to provide for its continued development, maintenance, and, support, rather than simply abandoning it. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .

Re: [Ekiga-list] résolution webcam

2016-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
On 24/02/2016, Bret Busby wrote: > On 24/02/2016, Bret Busby wrote: >> On 23/02/2016, adhesionlistedediffusion >> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Sorry, here is the translation : in the video options of Ekiga, my >>> webcam is limited to

Re: [Ekiga-list] résolution webcam

2016-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
On 24/02/2016, Bret Busby wrote: > On 23/02/2016, adhesionlistedediffusion > wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Sorry, here is the translation : in the video options of Ekiga, my >> webcam is limited to 704x576, but in the software "cheese" it can reach >> 19

Re: [Ekiga-list] résolution webcam

2016-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
tion capability of your webcam, and give you a sufficient fps, to attain adequate fluidity of motion - I do not know. At this stage, I have not yet, been able to effect a successful video call with Ekiga - I have only been able to effect successful video calls, with skype. -- Bret Busby Armadal

Re: [Ekiga-list] Some new queries

2015-11-04 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/11/2015, Eugen Dedu wrote: > On 04/11/15 06:54, Bret Busby wrote: >> And, now, yeat another query. >> >> In trying to send a chat message to a person, I got the following >> response; >> >> "NOTICE: Could not send message: user offline" &

Re: [Ekiga-list] Some new queries

2015-11-03 Thread Bret Busby
On 04/11/2015, Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > After an absence for a while, I have installed UbuntuMATE 15.10 on a > couple of computers here, and have now installed ekiga on one of them, > on which computer, I had got skype working, before microsoft sabotaged > skype and stoppe

[Ekiga-list] Some new queries

2015-11-03 Thread Bret Busby
27;s? I understand that the android OS is said to be Linux-based. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of &qu

Re: [Ekiga-list] About Ekiga.net

2015-03-31 Thread Bret Busby
On Tue, 31 Mar 2015, Damien Sandras wrote: Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:06:51 From: Damien Sandras Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] About Ekiga.net Le lundi 30 mars 2015 à 14:38 +0800, Bret Busby a écrit : " Unknown error When connecti

[Ekiga-list] Problem in accessing Ekiga web site

2015-03-31 Thread Bret Busby
On Tue, 31 Mar 2015, Eugen Dedu wrote: Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:35:00 From: Eugen Dedu Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] About Ekiga.net On 30/03/15 08:38, Bret Busby wrote: Due to the format of the message that was posted, I can not see the

Re: [Ekiga-list] About Ekiga.net

2015-03-30 Thread Bret Busby
ect people, would be inclined to do that, even if it was legal. But, at present, I do not have access to any operational videocalling software, that works on Linux. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know wh

Re: [Ekiga-list] [Ekiga-devel-list] Best Wishes for 2014

2014-01-04 Thread Bret Busby
able as an installable package for the versions of Linux that we had been using, and, I have had to instead use Skype, as the only available, working videophone software that would work with Debian 6, as a package for Debian 6. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you d

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga as fax carrier

2013-06-25 Thread Bret Busby
. May you or any other french speaker please translate this document? I think that Google has a facility for translation between languages - something like "translate this page". -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actua

Re: [Ekiga-list] h323 contacts

2013-06-16 Thread Bret Busby
) readers of various levels of knowledge, from almost "computer illiterate", to "experts", it aggravates the confusion, and, aggravates problems of communication between people of varying levels of proficiency regarding the English language. -- Bret Busby Armadale West

Re: [Ekiga-list] GNOME3/2 controversy

2013-05-18 Thread Bret Busby
On Fri, 17 May 2013, Genghis Khan wrote: Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:25 From: Genghis Khan To: Ekiga mailing list Cc: Bret Busby Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] GNOME3/2 controversy On Sat, 18 May 2013 00:54:45 +0800 (WST) Bret Busby wrote: A problem that I see with running Debian 5 (I think

Re: [Ekiga-list] GNOME3/2 controversy

2013-05-17 Thread Bret Busby
2.x . I assume that Ekiga will run on PC-BSD. Apparently, PC-BSD will run Linux software within a jail (like a sandbox, I think). -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - D

Re: [Ekiga-list] [GUADEC 2013 Proposal]

2013-05-16 Thread Bret Busby
it becomes GNOME 3. I am running Debian Linx 6. 0.x, which is apparently running GNOME 2.x . -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of &q

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to use video / sound in conversation

2013-04-01 Thread Bret Busby
On Mon, 1 Apr 2013, Jim Diamond wrote: On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 02:29 (+0800), Bret Busby wrote: On Mon, 1 Apr 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: I have just visited the Debian web site, to try to find the relevant information, and warnings regarding the experimental stuff associated with Debian, but

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to use video / sound in conversation

2013-04-01 Thread Bret Busby
On Mon, 1 Apr 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: On 01/04/13 20:29, Bret Busby wrote: On Mon, 1 Apr 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: On 01/04/13 11:21, Fr33 Tux wrote: Maybe there's a way to compile it ? Is there any idea for when the 4.x version be available in the debian repositories ? Ekiga 4

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to use video / sound in conversation

2013-04-01 Thread Bret Busby
ust visited the Debian web site, to try to find the relevant information, and warnings regarding the experimental stuff associated with Debian, but the Debian web site appears to have been breached and compromised. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do kn

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to use video / sound in conversation

2013-04-01 Thread Bret Busby
running on your Linux Mint, to be able to use it successfully. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to use video / sound in conversation

2013-03-31 Thread Bret Busby
Options. Have you any idea ? I'm available if you need some tests, -- *Fr33Tux* *Twitter :* https://twitter.com/Fr33Tux | *Website :* http://general-changelog-team.fr The first question that must be asked, as it is the critical question, is what versions of Ekiga, were used at each end?

Re: [Ekiga-list] Query about sharing of physical devices

2013-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: On 21/02/13 11:46, Bret Busby wrote: Hello. A question occurred to me, in a conversation with Greg. Where a person has accounts with more than one softphone access provider; eg, I have one with each of Skype, Ekiga and Linphone (although, at present, I

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
On Sat, 23 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: On 23/02/13 15:56, Bret Busby wrote: On Thu, 21 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: Greg and I today (23 February) had multiple unsuccessful attempts to try to connect using Ekiga. All kinds of things were going wrong, and, for all of the call attempts, whilst

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-23 Thread Bret Busby
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:35:52 From: Eugen Dedu Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today On 17/02/13 06:31, Bret Busby wrote: Anyway, the latest version of Ekiga that shows in the Debian package

Re: [Ekiga-list] ANNOUNCE - Ekiga 4.0.1 [STABLE] available

2013-02-22 Thread Bret Busby
happened already, MS support for Windows XP is ending in a month or so. That means no more seciurity patches. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-22 Thread Bret Busby
On Thu, 21 Feb 2013, Eugen Dedu wrote: Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:35:52 From: Eugen Dedu Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today On 17/02/13 06:31, Bret Busby wrote: Anyway, the latest version of Ekiga that shows in the Debian package

[Ekiga-list] Feature request

2013-02-22 Thread Bret Busby
at knowledge. As stated previously, my version number of Ekiga is 3.2.7. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1

[Ekiga-list] Query about sharing of physical devices

2013-02-21 Thread Bret Busby
/or video recordings, trying to run one, while another is running/paused, can lead to an error message such as "device is busy", or "device is in use by another application, referring to a soundcard, graphics card, speakers, etc. I am curious. Thank you in anticipation.

Re: [Ekiga-list] Connecting to ekiga.net through Jitsi

2013-02-21 Thread Bret Busby
kiga software, is the prospect of video calls (which I have yet to achieve), which, to me, is the main attraction to softphone communications. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means.&qu

[Ekiga-list] Linphone and Ekiga communication attempts - was Re: Any prospect of Ekiga being ported to MacOS

2013-02-21 Thread Bret Busby
Eventually hung up the landline phone, and went and had a look at the smartphone. The app CSipSimple reported a missed call, and had a record of your call because it said 'Bret Busby'. 6. I was having a look at the record of the call, to try and work out what had happened. During this proc

[Ekiga-list] Linphone and Ekiaga communication attempts - was Re: Any prospect of Ekiga being ported to MacOS

2013-02-20 Thread Bret Busby
On Wed, 20 Feb 2013, Bret Busby wrote: On Tue, 19 Feb 2013, el_gallo_azul wrote: 2. I am trying to find out myself whether any SIP account can connect to any other SIP account, regardless of the software. I don't know yet, but would appreciate if you let me know the outcome of

Re: [Ekiga-list] Any prospect of Ekiga being ported to MacOS

2013-02-20 Thread Bret Busby
y, if you could advise what, if anything, shows in your event history, for that attempt, it would be good. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of

[Ekiga-list] Any prospect of Ekiga being ported to MacOS

2013-02-19 Thread Bret Busby
apparently runs on Linux and other UNIX and Unix-like OS's, and, on MS Windows, I am wondering about the prospect of Ekiga being ported to MacOS. Thank you in anticipation, for your response. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question a

[Ekiga-list] Query about configuration of event timestamp display

2013-02-19 Thread Bret Busby
, which would make the sorting order of the chronology of the events, more appropriate? I do not know whether this has changed in the later/latest version(s). Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actual

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-17 Thread Bret Busby
On Sun, 17 Feb 2013, Bret Busby wrote: On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Polaris wrote: Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:08:57 From: Polaris Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today I was on the other end of this test. We first assumed that freezing up

[Ekiga-list] Does Ekiga run on Android

2013-02-17 Thread Bret Busby
ility#Android , I assume that Ekiga dopes not run on Android, but I am not sure. From what I understand, Android is based on Linux, so I do not know whether Ekiga could run natively on Android. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-16 Thread Bret Busby
th my version of Ekiga. I again got "User is not available". I think that my SIP address is bret.bu...@ekiga.net . -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Though

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-16 Thread Bret Busby
On Sun, 17 Feb 2013, Bret Busby wrote: Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:31:23 From: Bret Busby Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today On Sat, 16 Feb 2013, Genghis Khan wrote: Hello, On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:03:00 -0800 (PST) el_gallo_azul

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga test today

2013-02-16 Thread Bret Busby
Ekiga v 3.2.7-2, that I mentioned above as being installed on this computer, which is running Debian 6.0.x amd64, on an Intel I3 CPU. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep T

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video conference with more than 2 parties

2011-10-27 Thread Bret Busby
understand that Skype is operating system platform independent. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's

Re: [Ekiga-list] Why does Ekiga not reconnect?

2010-03-05 Thread Bret Busby
and the mailing list administrator, are broken? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Ga

Re: [Ekiga-list] Unable to run Ekiga

2010-02-19 Thread Bret Busby
On Fri, 19 Feb 2010, y0017566 wrote: Bret Busby schrieb: Hello. In trying to run Ekiga, I have tried with both my installation on Ubuntu 8.04, and Debian 5, on this system (HP/Compaq NX5000 "laptop"). I have tried with both a Logitech Communicate STX webcam, and a Logitech C

[Ekiga-list] Unable to run Ekiga

2010-02-18 Thread Bret Busby
requested video format." Both webcams have previously been able to achieve the test call to Ekiga, successfully (but, not for me to be able to make or receive a call other than to the Ekiga test call facility). Now, it does not work at all. Any ideas? Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret B

[Ekiga-list] Has Ekiga been used for virtual meetings via video conferencing

2010-02-18 Thread Bret Busby
information and, how to do it, if it can be (and, has been) done)? Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of B

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution

2010-01-09 Thread Bret Busby
On Fri, 8 Jan 2010, Bret Busby wrote: Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:24:56 +0800 (WST) From: Bret Busby Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Eugen Dedu wrote: Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:16:48 +0100 From: Eugen Dedu

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution

2010-01-07 Thread Bret Busby
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Eugen Dedu wrote: Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:16:48 +0100 From: Eugen Dedu Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution Bret Busby wrote: On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, yannick wrote: Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:48:42 +0100 From

[Ekiga-list] Unable to now get webcam Logitech C300 working with Ekiga

2009-12-28 Thread Bret Busby
nd test basis), on Win XP, with the webcam, but have been unable to get video call software on Linux, working with the webcam. Please advise. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll kn

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution

2009-12-23 Thread Bret Busby
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009, yannick wrote: Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:48:42 +0100 From: yannick Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: Ekiga mailing list Subject: Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution Le mardi 22 d??cembre 2009 ?? 17:30 +0800, Bret Busby a ??crit : Hello. I am wondering what prospect exists

Re: [Ekiga-list] Video resolution

2009-12-23 Thread Bret Busby
x 240, I think)? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts&quo

[Ekiga-list] Video resolution

2009-12-22 Thread Bret Busby
r, even better, also, 1280 x 1024, at 30fps. Thanks in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's

Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP - for forwarding

2009-10-18 Thread Bret Busby
- were you able to connect to BTIP ? I think I wrote earlier - Ekiga 2.0.12 is fine, in my opinion, the best version. Best regards, Bret Busby wrote: On Mon, 21 Sep 2009, john_re wrote: Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:31:20 -0700 From: john_re To: Ekiga mailing list , ekiga-list@gnome.org, b

Re: [Ekiga-list] Re (2): Error while opening audio input device Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 9000

2009-10-15 Thread Bret Busby
Audio Device (default:CARD=3DIntel) Which OS and which Skype release is that Joze? I've never heard of Skype video working in any Linux. Thanks, ... Peter E. Looks like a troll to me. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what th

Re: [Ekiga-list] ANNOUNCE - Ekiga 3.2.6 [STABLE] available

2009-09-22 Thread Bret Busby
This is the sixth stable release of the 3.2 version of Ekiga. Ah. Is it available as a .deb package for installation on Debian 5 and Ubuntu 8.04? -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the an

Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP - for forwarding

2009-09-21 Thread Bret Busby
+0800 (WST), "Bret Busby" said: On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, john_re wrote: Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:42:08 -0700 From: john_re Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list To: ekiga-list@gnome.org Subject: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP - for forwarding Get a VO

Re: [Ekiga-list] Sunday 20th Global Ekiga Mtg via VOIP - BerkeleyTIP - for forwarding

2009-09-19 Thread Bret Busby
er version, something like v3.0, allows the making and answering, of realtime calls, but that version is not yet available from the Ubuntu 8.04 packages repository. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what th

Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga-list Digest, Vol 38, Issue 13

2009-09-14 Thread Bret Busby
em to switch to (or, to also use) Ekiga. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A T

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga in Australia

2009-09-13 Thread Bret Busby
On Mon, 14 Sep 2009, Bret Busby wrote: On Mon, 14 Sep 2009, Roger wrote: Hi all I'm wondering about experiences in using Ekiga in Australia and what the total costs of calls within Aus are please. TIA Roger Hello, Roger. I have Ekiga installed and setup, on Ubuntu 8.04, and

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga in Australia

2009-09-13 Thread Bret Busby
ga, across the Internet, using video calls, no charges apply (unless one party to the call, incurs charges for exceeding the bandwith quota). If I am wrong in that, perhaps someone from Ekiga, could correct me. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know wh

Re: [Ekiga-list] Logitech cameras

2009-09-07 Thread Bret Busby
, apparently the only applicable packages appeared to be Ekiga, and Skype. I tried installing and running cheese, to see whether that would capture videoclips, after reading the above message and searching for packages, but cheese displays only a test pattern, and no input from the webcam. -- Bret

Re: [Ekiga-list] Logitech cameras

2009-09-03 Thread Bret Busby
, my previous posting, perhaps no-one is interested in the information. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker&#

Re: [Ekiga-list] Need Help: Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Communicate STX

2009-09-02 Thread Bret Busby
ms to work okay. I haven't actually used the setup for real calls (I have no-one that I know, who has Ekiga) using Ekiga, but, as I said, the testing of the device and the software apparently show it to work okay. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do kn

Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga website: Where is the Windows version?

2009-08-23 Thread Bret Busby
se clarify. Thank you in anticipation. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Fo

Re: [Ekiga-list] ANNOUNCE - Ekiga 3.2.5 [STABLE] available

2009-07-06 Thread Bret Busby
is the five stable release of the 3.2 version of Ekiga. And I, in Debian 4.0 and 5.0, and Ubuntu 8.04 ... -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter