Reasons not to use Skype (2012)

Re:Reasons not to use Skype (2012) by fsiefken on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:14AM (#13342957)

I use the Matrix messaging client riot.fm instead

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Re:Reasons not to use Skype (2012) by ycmbntrthrwaway on Saturday January 07, 2017 @03:49AM (#13343072)

What is riot.fm? Maybe https://riot.im/?

Is it able to do at least audio calls?

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Re:Reasons not to use Skype (2012) by kscz on Saturday January 07, 2017 @04:25AM (#13343160)

Riot can do audio and video calls, I've had good luck with it (currently gets used between my friendgroup instead of phonecalls). Check out http://matrix.org/ for the server implementation details and https://riot.im for the biggest client. Currently, it only supports 1-on-1 audiocalls/videocalls. No group calls yet.

Forewarning that while it supports end-to-end encryption for the chatting bits, the actual audio data is not encrypted. The call request/advertisement can be encrypted though!

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