Justin Dugger wrote: > Ben Crisford <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Also, so windows users can join us more easily for chat, we could have a >> ventrilo server using spux? It is still in development, but by the time >> we're done sorting this it will probably be released (see >> www.spuxproject.net). >> >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Khalid Rashid <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Tech-Administrators: managing maps, mods and servers for the game aswell as >>> future voip server (mumble?). >>> > > It sounds like Ubuntu Gaming has it's first technical project: > identify VoIP server and client software suitable for Ubuntu gaming. > Part of promoting Ubuntu and open source means showing that we can do > as well (or better!); it doesn't say good things when we tell > everyone how great open source is and then elect not to use it > ourselves. > > With that in mind, here's a draft of requirements for an Ubuntu Gaming > VOIP service: > > * Runs on Ubuntu Server (LTS?) > * DFSG compatible > * Capable of being packaged for Ubuntu/Debian > * Clients available for Linux, Windows, OSX, etc > > I asked on #linux-gamers.net and someone seconded Khalid's mumble > suggestion of mumble. As it happens, mumble is already packaged for > Ubuntu, and the lead developer, Thorvald Natvig, seems to be > adaquately taking care of Ubuntu's packages of mumble as well. There > are clients on all major platforms, and is based on > > Thorvald, first, thanks for your work and contributions to Ubuntu and > Debian; I'd like to ask you, have I misrepresented anything about > mumble? And, do you know of a demo server to perhaps test latency, > audio quality, and stability of the client? Are there important > requirements you think I've missed? > > Justin Dugger > Great to see Ubuntu is putting effort into promoting gaming! Be sure to let me know if there is something I can do to help.
Mumble is part of Debian these days (we merged efforts with the debian pkg-voip team), so packages are automatically synced back to Ubuntu, and I also maintain the latest version in my PPA. As for requirements, I think it's important to say that "fully functional" clients should be available on all platforms (or at least all the base functionality); a user should never have to say to another user that "I can't do that, because I'm on Linux." Best Regards, Thorvald _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gaming Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gaming More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
