Chris, there is an easy solution to this problem. Switch from using GoToMeeting to the cheaper and just as capable Yugma product. Yugma does support Linux, Windows, and Macintosh clients where GoToMeeting does not.
I have been using Yugma for some time now and am very happy with it. I recommend it to all of my clients needing a shared web space capability. Their web site is: http://www.yugma.com I strongly encourage you to switch to the use of a technology that allows you to support ALL of your members rather than just a subset of them. I too am a Chamber member, and thus a member of your organization, and I use Linux. There is really no need to get wrapped up in the use of a product just because they have better marketing than other, more capable, products. For everyone else, there is a free version of Yugma that offers most of the functionality that is often needed for small scale 'webcasts'. Otherwise you can get the functionality of GoToMeeting at half the cost with the added support of Linux clients. Dan Paul Flint wrote: > Dear Chris, > > I am concerned that a member of the local community cannot access > these seminar via a well known system type. What should we do as a > community about this lack of connectivity? > > I cannot abide the risks associated with closed source software, but > would like to attend your meetings. Can I attend in person? > > Finally the ultimate alternative would be to remove me from your list > so I would not be interested in the Chamber of Commerce material you > kindly provide to members. I am a bit concerned about this > alternative as I have been a member for some time. > > Kindest Regards, > > Paul > > On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, [email protected] wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:21:22 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Vermont Chamber Webinar: Virtualization: Green Up Your >> Technology >> and Bottom Line with Vermont Panurgy >> >> Paul, >> >> I just called GoToMeeting, and, unfortunately, the GoToWebinar service >> only runs on the Mac and Windows platforms. Regards, Chris >> >> Christopher Carrigan, V.P. of Business Development >> Vermont Chamber of Commerce >> PO Box 37 >> Montpelier, VT 05601-0037 >> Main: (802) 223-0904 >> Cell: (802) 881-4149 >> Email: [email protected] >> www.vtchamber.com >> >> >> >> From: >> [email protected] >> To: >> Chris Carrigan <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> >> Date: >> 08/04/2009 10:36 AM >> Subject: >> Re: Vermont Chamber Webinar: Virtualization: Green Up Your Technology >> and >> Bottom Line with Vermont Panurgy >> >> >> >> Dear Chris, >> >> I have a simple request. >> >> Do you know of any way for someone who uses Free and Open Source Systems >> to participate in the Vermont Chamber Webinar series? The closed source >> prerequisits detailed on the "go2meeting" web site you use preclude my >> involvement. >> >> I look forward to your answer. >> >> Kindest Regards, >> >> Paul Flint >> >> On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Chris Carrigan wrote: >> >>> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:06:52 -0400 (EDT) >>> From: Chris Carrigan <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Vermont Chamber Webinar: Virtualization: Green Up Your >> Technology and >>> Bottom Line with Vermont Panurgy >>> >>> >>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>> >>> Vermont Chamber Webinar: Virtualization: Green Up Your Technology and >> Bottom Line >>> with Vermont Panurgy >>> Join us for a Webinar on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 >>> 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST >>> Eric Herbert, Vermont Panurgy, Inc. 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