On 2020-03-21 15:44:10, terryc wrote: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 08:38:32 -0400 > Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > > > Is anybody using Discord in Devuan for virtual get-togethers? > > Yes, in the sense that I can join such for various groups like games, > etc where someone else has paid for the server. > > Best I've managed is to follow the text chat and swap between > discussion groups on "the server" and occasionally I manage to receive > audio. but not send. Nor have I ever received a video feed, but I > believe that requires a subscription > > I do not know whether this depends on having pulse audio, but I only use > alsa. > > I do not particularly like Discord as it doesn't turn off/exi and I have > to hunt down and kill the daemon and some of he severs tend to use > pesterpost to continually send messages about "what you missed". Not my > scene. > > Usenet & IRC serves me fine, when I want it. > > Although I was looking last night for linux based "conference/meeting > software that I might be able to run to host free local > discussions/"virtual meetings" for various local community groups shut > down by Sars-cov2/covid-19 virus, but the few were all $$$$.
There are things like Jitsi (used by the Devuan developers), OpenSim (used by me), or plain old Jabber / XMPP (also used by me) if you only need text. Jitsi is a combination of video and text, though I think the text bit is handled be the Prosody Jabber / XMPP server. OpenSim is a 3d virtual world, I have worked for a company that offers business meeting services using it and VR (I added the VR bit). -- A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
