[Pidgin] #34: Voice/video support

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#34: Voice/video support
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  Reporter:  MarkDoliner  |       Owner:  seanegan       
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned       
  Priority:  minor        |   Milestone:  Patches welcome
 Component:  libpurple    |     Version:                 
Resolution:               |    Keywords:                 
   Pending:  0            |  
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Comment (by cb88):

 I have a suggestion....

 why not just implement video chat through mplayer?

 get the video signal and pass it through an insecure direct p2p
 connection?

 for most people security is not a problem with chat software because you
 already know who you are chatting with....even if security as far as
 privacy is concerned openssl could be used to encrypt the living daylights
 out of the whole transmission

 I am thinking that this would require a fairly minimal modification to
 pidgin...since mplayer would be used no fundamental modification of the
 gui would be needed. also it would support all the streamed protocols that
 mplayer supports

 I want to use it to talk with my family who I only see once every year or
 two.

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