I Hear U 0.6.0

[Matteo Trotta]

Name: I Hear U
Version: 0.6.0
Type: KDE Telephony
Depend: 
License: GPL
Homepage: http://ihu.sourceforge.net
More Info:
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=30097

Description:
 IHU is a Voice over IP (VoIP) application for
Linux, that creates an audio stream between two
computers easily and with the minimal traffic on
the network. 

The main features are:

* Peer-to-Peer: the communication takes place
directly between the computers (UDP and TCP both
supported), without need of session protocols
(such as SIP or H323) or other servers in the
middle.

* Good audio performance: IHU was born to give the
best audio performance, low latency above all. For
this purpose IHU is compatible with ALSA, now the
default Linux sound architecture, but also with
JACK, a low latency sound server. For the audio
compression, IHU uses Speex, a codec optimized for
speech (and completely free and open source).

* Crypted stream: you have also the possibility to
Encrypt/Decrypt the stream using a fast hybrid
cryptographic system (RSA + Blowfish)

* Command-line support: the Qt GUI is not strictly
necessary, you can run also a textual IHU from
command-line (for example if you need to run the
program on remote computers).

* Free and Open Source: IHU is totally free and
distributed under the terms of GNU General Public
License.

The possibilities of use of IHU are endless, for
example you can use it like a phone to talk with
your friends all around the world, or at
home/work, to talk between computers in the LAN
(talkback), etc.

Changelog:
 # IHU v. 0.6.0

- new feature: multiple calls now allowed (full
conference not yet supported)
- feature improved: AGC moved from player to
recorder (with mixer support)
- feature improved: sound input level added to GUI
- feature improved: TX threshold and AGC volume
converted to dB
- feature improved: file player/converter in a
standalone dialog
- feature improved: .spx file converter now faster
- feature improved: config file entirely reviewed,
now it's possible to specify the file
- feature improved: now it's possibile to save the
passphrase in the config
- feature improved: some improvements in the tray
icons
- feature removed: JACK driver for output has been
disabled
- bug fix: no more problems with XRUN handling for
ALSA player
- source code: IHU architecture totally reviewed,
GUI made independent from Phone