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 > > On 01/04/2014 11:35 AM, Ron Swift wrote: >> Mon, Jan 6 at 3 or 4 pm EST would work. >> Thanks >> >> Svetlana Belkin <barsook...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> On 01/04/2014 09:45 AM, Ron Swift wrote: >> >> I would like to be included in your test virtual meeting setup >> on behalf >> of the ubuntu-maryland group. >> >> >> Okay, thank you. I'll set up a Doodle poll in two days, is there any >> times and dates that you want? >> >> Svetlana Belkin >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> >
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