Me and a couple of friends have decided to play the game called OpenArena
(and open source version of Quake III
) together some day this week.
When we play games we like to be able speak to each other with using VoIP
.
In the past we have used Skype
for this but I have started to dislike proprietary software and want to replace it with software that is free (as in freedom) where I can.
I am using Trisquel gnu/linux
as my operating system but my friends are using Microsoft Windows
.
The VoIP
client I need must be:
- able to support multiple people at the same time in our conversation.
- completely free (as in freedom).
- completely free of charge.
- able to run on
gnu/Linux
. - able to communicate with my friends who are using
Microsoft Windows
.
I also need to know how it should communicate with Windows.
Is the client completely cross-platform which allows them to use the same client as me? Does it use a standard protocol that enables it to communicate with a different client that works on Windows? and if so, what client should my friends use?
I would also like it to be:
- lightweight (my laptop is a couple of years old and bought used).
- easy to install and set up.