5 Copyright @copyright{} 2024 @email{stargrave@@stargrave.org, Sergey Matveev}
11 VoRS -- Vo(IP) Really Simple.
12 Very simple and usable multi-user VoIP solution.
13 Some kind of alternative to @url{https://www.mumble.info/, Mumble}.
15 But why? SIP-based solutions are pretty complicated to setup, because
16 they are not made for simple tasks like sudden voice chats between a
17 few people. WebRTC-based solutions are insane bloated incredible
18 monsters by complexity and size, hardly possible to debug and having
19 frequent compatibility problems. They work mainly only if you use the
20 same kind of software and codecs, for example Chromium, that requires
21 dozens of gigabytes of disk space and much RAM, CPU time to build it.
22 Taking an enormous amount of CPU power to slowly work with it. Is not
23 it pure insanity for such relatively simple task?
25 Mumble has wonderful simplicity and workability, but its client is
26 written on Qt, which requires hundreds of megabytes of additional
27 libraries to build it up. And users tend to complain about its newer
28 client versions quality and convenience.
30 So let's write as simple VoIP talking client as it is possible, without
31 compromising convenience and simplicity for the user! I just want a
32 simple command, which only requires to specify the server's address with
33 the key to just immediately talk with someone.
37 @item No GUI requirement. Why would someone need a GUI for voice
38 application? But a fancy real-time refreshing TUI would be desirable.
39 Mumble tends to output no information, sometimes hiding the fact of a
40 problem and that everything stopped working.
42 @item Mono-cypher, mono-codec protocol.
44 @item Maximal easiness of usage: here is your address, key, do me good.
49 @url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pragmatic.html, copylefted}
50 @url{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html, free software}
51 licenced under @url{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html, GNU Affero GPLv3}.
53 @url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX, POSIX}-compatible systems.
56 @image{screenshots/example,,,Server and two clients,.webp}
57 @caption{Server (above) and two clients (left and right) in a terminal multiplexer}
60 @include features.texi