Am 03.12.2013 23:33, schrieb Tilman Bayer:
Note that this solution is still based on proprietary
software, in that it
requires users to install a Flash plugin.
well, BigBlueButton is completely open source, including the flash
applets used.
While I am not in favour of Flash there is currently no other way to do
this if you want to provide a solution when nobody should need to
install a special software, register an account somewhere.
Note that there are also free flash implementation that are reported to
work with BigBlueButton.
The guys are currently working on a HTML 5 client. I am really looking
forward to see that in action. But I guess it will take another while
until it will be usable.
It would be interesting to learn about the experiences
of Wikimedia France,
who has been replacing Skype with the entirely free Mumble, according to
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/FLOSS-Exchange .
There is always a trade-off to make - Flash vs. client special
installation needed, FOSS vs. proprietary solution.
If there would be a solution which could avoid those trade-offs, we
would have used it.
We use BBB regularly for our staff and board meetings, weekly meetings
with 4 - 5 participants. Works great.
The biggest issues are people not having connected their mic or adjusted
their mixer properly or not using a headset at all, causing background
noises and echos. But no solution, neither Skype nor Mumble, can fix that.
/Manuel
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