[asterisk-dev] SILK Audio Codec

[Kevin P. Fleming]

Artem Makhutov wrote:

> Skype has released the source code of the SILK audio codec:
> 
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-vos-silk-01
> https://developer.skype.com/silk
> 
> Are there any intensions to make the SILK audio codec availible in
> Asterisk?

We have had some discussions about it, yes.

> I am pretty interested in the bandwith adjustment of the codec. It could
> make the life easier when doing voice calls over unreliable Internet
> links without QoS.
> 
> I don't know what to do with the licensing, but at least it would be
> interesing to expremient with the codec.

Until Skype releases a license agreement that can be reviewed and
compared for GPL compatibility, there's not much point in doing anything
other than experimenting with it.

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