Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of LinPhone - Telephony on Linux

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        I saw that files in the mediastreamer do not have a copyright notice.
Failing this it can be doubted that they are covered by the GNU GPL. I thought
you may want to clarify this somehow.

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > sharath udupa <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: gpl
 > Other License: 
 > Package: LinPhone - Telephony on Linux
 > System name: linphone
 > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
 > 
 > I Introduction 
 > ----------------
 > Linphone is a simple web-phone. It allows you to make two party-calls using 
 > an IP network like the internet. What you need to run Linphone is : 
 > 
 > *Linux (maybe it works also on BSD or other UNIX, but nobody test it under 
 > other envirronnements than linux.) 
 > *Gnome 1.2 or more, installed but not necessary running. 
 > *a sound card correctly configured 
 > *headphones or speakers 
 > *a microphone 
 > *a connection to a network (the Internet for example), using a modem, *an 
 > ethernet card or anything. 
 > 
 > II Running linphone
 > --------------------
 > Linphone can be run as three different ways:
 > 
 > * as normal application: in the gnome menu, linphone should appear in 
 > network sub-menu. If you are not running gnome, you can execute linphone by 
 > typing linphone in a terminal, for example. When linphone is not running, 
 > you cannot receive calls. 
 > 
 > * as a gnome applet: by clicking on the gnome panel with the right button, 
 > add the applet. Linphone appears in the network menu. By running silently in 
 > the panel, linphone is able to receive calls even if its window is not 
 > shown. If you want the main window to appear, click on the applet. When a 
 > call arrives, the main window is shown and you will hear the ring normally. 
 > 
 > * as a silent daemon: this is for non-gnome users. For example in kde, you 
 > have a /home/user/.kde2/AutoStart/ directory where you can add links to the 
 > application you want to be started when logging. So go to the above 
 > directory with the file manager, and do \'add link\' by right clicking. The 
 > command to run is \"linphone --daemon\". You will not show linphone\'s 
 > interface, but to make it appear, just runs linphone normally, for example 
 > in a terminal. 
 > 
 > III Basic principles.
 > ----------------------
 > Linphone uses the Session Initiation Protocol to establish the connection 
 > with a remote host. To call somebody, you must provide to linphone a SIP URL:
 > address@hidden(or IP address).
 > 
 > Note that Sip is a new telecommunication protocol designed to be simple, and 
 > it is not compatible with H323 at all.
 > 
 > The user_name is a login name in a linux machine. host_name is the name of a 
 > machine, if known by name servers. If not use IP address directly. If you 
 > are using a temporary connection to the internet, for example if you are 
 > using a modem, it is important that you run linphone after being connected, 
 > since linphone needs to find your IP address. If you are connected to 
 > multiple networks, linphone will warn you, and you will be recommended to 
 > check in the property box if it is using the good network. The person you 
 > want to phone must have linphone running in order to receive the call. As 
 > SIP is an open protocol, Linphone should work with other sip-compatible web 
 > phones.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > It already exists and you can see it at http://www.linphone.org/
 > 

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