[kwlug-disc] BBB impressions

[Paul Nijjar]

No, there is no native client. There is the interface we use (HTML5)
and there used to be a flash-based client, but I turned that off.

- Paul


On Tue, Apr 07, 2020 at 02:17:21AM +0000, Doug Moen wrote:
> I was able to connect with audio and video, but only in listen only mode.
> When I initially tried to connect using my laptop microphone, I was informed of some permissions problem.
> But no problem, there is also text chat.
> I was using firefox on macos.
> 
> Everything was fine for the first presentation, then partway into the second, my home internet connection went down for a minute. When I came back up, I could still see the presentation running, but I couldn't hear anything, and I couldn't use the chat feature. My name disappeared from the list of attendees. I wasn't able to reconnect.
> 
> I could probably have overcome these problems if I understood the procedures for troubleshooting and overcoming connection problems. BBB is probably fine once you understand it.
> 
> If you use Zoom for free, it cuts you off after 40 minutes, and I think there is probably also a limit on # of participants. So to use Zoom for KWLUG would require purchasing a licence, in addition to the privacy concerns. My church is using zoom and our non-techie participants are having their own problems with audio and video. It's not like Zoom is bulletproof, although I must admit it works for me without any problem. There is a group of technies who tutor church members in how to use zoom successfully.
> 
> One thing about Zoom: I'm using the native client, which probably violates my privacy worse than a web browser, but it seems to be reliable. Does BBB have a native client?
> 
> Doug.