Hi folks, this came today to the loco-contacts list. This service seems interesting. I know we have mumble, but if we need face-to-face, this is worth considering.
All the best, Valorie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Jonkman <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Mock virtual Ubuntu Hour To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts" <[email protected]> On 14-01-04 11:44 AM, José Antonio Rey wrote: > Why don't we try using G+ Hangouts? I know it may not be an open source > platform, but it has all the tools we may need, and, to be honest, I > haven't seen an open source solution that meets the same specs. Precisely because it's not Free Software, requires additional (non-free) software to be loaded as a browser plugin, requires a Google account to participate, and everything is piped through (and stored by) Google servers. https://chatb.org may not be Free Software either (I haven't been able to find a license or who provides the service[1]), but it gives the same functionality as Google Hangouts without the additional plugins or registrations. The launch page appears to access a TURN server, which would make it peer-to-peer (so no routing or storage through other servers). Svetlana and I tried out https://chatb.org and I was amazed with its simplicity and ease-of-use. The quality of both sound and video was good, until my limited bandwidth created some lag, and then we switched to audio-only. I launched a third session on another computer, which did not appear to support peer-to-peer. Even if https://chatb.org is not Free Software or P2P it still beats Google with no registration or plugins required. There's a growing backlash against closed silos, "services" that turn user demographics into corporate profits, and snooping, spying, privacy-invasive services in general. Google and Facebook are the main perpetrators; Twitter to a lesser extent. Canonical is also sliding down that slippery slope. --Bob. [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autonomous-discuss/2013-08/msg00003.html ::snip:: -- loco-contacts mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts -- kubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-devel
