Farstream

Farstream
Original authorCollabora
Release2006; 20 years ago (2006)
Stable release
0.2.9 / 12 March 2020; 6 years ago (2020-03-12)
Written inC GLib
PlatformCross-platform
Typetelecommunication technology
LicenseGNU Lesser General Public License
Websitewww.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Farstream

Farstream (previously known as Farsight) is an audio/video conferencing framework based on GStreamer. The project provides audio/video conferencing for as many instant messengers as possible through a modular design. Telepathy and Farsight constitute the first implementation of the Jingle XMPP protocol.

The software is open-source, being distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and is intended to run on POSIX-compliant operating systems, including Linux but also Windows and Mac OS X. It is being used for audio/video conferencing on the Nokia 770, N800, N810 and N900. It is also the VoIP framework used by Meego.

Farsight is under development in the Farsight 2 series. The maintainer is Olivier Crête.

Examples of applications using Farstream:

References

  1. ↑ "0.2.9 · Tags · farstream / farstream · GitLab". 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Multimedia communication? – you need Telepathy!". 2006-09-19. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  3. ↑ "First look: Skype for the Nokia N800 Internet Tablet". 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  4. ↑ "GSoC2008: Voice and Video Support". Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  5. ↑ "Voice and Video". Retrieved 2008-09-19.