
Windows preferred - if client-server linux is fine for server. Bonus: some form of encryption: Yes can be configured with SSL/TLS options. Bonus: have a built in gaming options (like chess etc.): That would be configured per client so far I haven't found a client with that and audio/video. On the Desktop, click the Internet Explorer tile. In the new Windows User Interface (UI) Start screen, click the Desktop tile. Open-Source (preferred).: Yes - both Jitsi and Openfire are free. Once the Google Voice and Video Chat software installation procedure is complete, restart the computer. He can copy your data, your history, your programs, your files, your emails, your pictures anything on your machine. And by anything, I mean anything He can record your video, your audio, your keystrokes, your mouse movements, your screen anything you do. Free (preferred).: Yes - both Jitsi and Open The bottom line is that once your machine has been compromised, a hacker can do anything. Beyond chat application provide no access to the other computer.: Yes - though it can be configured to do some more things like file sharing. Supports audio, video, and text.: XMPP RFC does delineate support for all of those, Openfire supports all of those and many clients do Jitsi certainly does. Easy to use (don't care about ease of initial setup as I'd do that myself): Yes most clients are anyways and Jitsi is certainly.
but I want it to be able to be direct between the two computers other than that: Yes and can work with a massive variety of chat clients. Runs directly between two computers (could be client-server relationship I don't really care about that) - without going to a third-party host (ie Skype/Google Hangouts).With as a client looking at Jitsi right now. I've settled on the best option being a self-hosted XMPP Server I'm thinking that the best for my purposes/system is Openfire.