[kwlug-disc] Videoconference testing -- please help

Paul Nijjar paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca
Thu Mar 26 20:20:32 EDT 2020


Okay, I verified that the Zoom plugin for Linux does work on Ubuntu
18.04. I tested Zoom with Charles today, and we were both on Linux
computers. 

(That does not mean I am announcing that we are holding the KWLUG
meeting on Zoom. I just wanted to answer Doug's question.) 

- Paul

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 04:49:57AM +0000, Doug Moen wrote:
> I've used Zoom as well, quite successfully, but I haven't tried it on Linux.
> The question for this list is whether it is FLOSS friendly.
> The native Zoom client is available for Linux, but the Ubuntu version is only available for 12.04 and 14.04.
> Does the Zoom firefox extension work on Linux? Nobody has verified this yet.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020, at 4:33 AM, Ron Singh wrote:
> > The planet seems to be all about ZOOM.
> > 
> > Client apps for every platform and browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome, see --
> > https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting
> > 
> > Most of my clients are all Skype for Business or Zoom for meets. All are quite happy with both. Skype for biz edges out Zoom for quality of service, albeit at a higher price per seat.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Ron Singh
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 10:43 PM Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 10:39 PM William Park via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
> >>> Off topic... My company is using Zoom and Team.
> >> 
> >> Some universities in the USA are switching to Zoom too (zoom.us).
> >> It is a hosted service. No idea if it works from a browser on Linux.
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