[kwlug-disc] Videoconference testing -- please help

[Chamunks]

I haven’t been following the minutia here did we rule out Jitsi and that
Rtmp-flask-manager thing?

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 11:50 AM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

>
>
> It's not peer to peer or decentralized, but I think I have a
> BigBlueButton instance for us to test out for our meeting. I will
> schedule a demo in another email thread.
>
> Chris: I did not know about the difference between Chromium and
> Firefox with respect to Zoom.
>
> - Paul
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 06:28:27AM -0400, Doug Moen wrote:
> > Yes, there is a 40 minute limit unless the person initiating the
> conference pays. Also, you need the native zoom client to initiate a zoom
> conference. People joining in can use a web browser.
> >
> > Now where is that open source peer to peer solution that is reliable and
> easy to use for non techies??
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 4:14 AM, Sandeep Johri wrote:
> > > I did install the Zoom .deb package on my Debian (stable) desktop.
> Everything seemed to be working fine - however as I was setting up my
> profile I got the following message
> > >
> > >  [Uplevel Your Meetings with Zoom Pro
> > >  Your Zoom Basic plan has a *40-minute time limit *on meetings with 3
> or more participants. Upgrade now to enjoy unlimited group meeting minutes.]
> > >
> > >  I'm guessing others have figured out how not to be restricted with
> this time limit (someone may have a pro account) - however thought I'd
> share.
> > >
> > >  Thanks
> > >
> > > From:
> > Sandeep Johri
> > > On 2020-03-26 10:26 p.m., Doug Moen wrote:
> > >>> It is a shame that Zoom is becoming the standard
> > >>>
> > >> I know; we should all be using open source, decentralized,
> peer-to-peer video conferencing software instead.
> >
> > Doug.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 1:59 AM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On Linux, I have only been able to get it working with the client
> > software. Somebody sends me a Zoom link and then it prompts me to open
> > that link with the plugin.
> >
> > It is a shame that Zoom is becoming the standard, but if we didn't
> > want that we should have been born into a different timeline.
> >
> > - Paul
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 01:34:00AM +0000, Doug Moen wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Thanks, Paul. Zoom seems to be catching on with my crowd, so we've
> been using Zoom for social get-togethers. So far it only works for me on my
> mac laptop in the Chrome browser. It doesn't work for me in Firefox, but I
> have so many security- and privacy-protecting browser extensions loaded
> that it's not surprising, and I haven't actually tried to get it working on
> Linux.
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 12:20 AM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> 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
> > >>>>>
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