On 08/12/2014, Bret Busby <bret.bu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 08/12/2014, kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailingli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 1:17 PM, Andreas Weber <ae...@worldwideweber.ch> >> wrote: >>> On 2014-12-06 22:31, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: >>>> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Andreas Weber >>>> <ae...@worldwideweber.ch> >>>> wrote: >>>>> On 2014-12-06 05:28, Gary Dale wrote: >>>>>> The problem is that Skype uses proprietary codecs and closed-source >>>>>> code. They're simply not very good at keeping it working with Linux. >>>> >>>> I do not understand what you mean here. As per >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebRTC , WebRTC is just an API. What is >>>> the equivalent of Skype that uses WebRTC? >>> >>> Firefox 34 has built-in video calls. It's called "Hello". Enabling is >>> nicely described here if you don't see the icon: >>> >>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/556102/no-hello-icon-in-firefox-34 >>> >> >> Thanks for the info and the link. It is helpful. >> >> However, my iceweasel version is 31.2.0esr-2~deb7u1 and Jessie >> currently has 31.2.0esr-3. I see that Iceweasel 34 is only in >> experimental. I will try your work around when it hits testing. >> >> raju > > From what I understand, from what I have found so far, the WebRTC > thing appears to be implemented as a useable medium, in each of Google > Chrome, Mozilla Firefox (v34) and Opera for Android (but, from what I > have found so far, the facility in Opera, is available for only > Android cellphones, and, not for desktop or "laptop" / "notebook" > computers, as I have tried without success, to find how to implement > it in Opera v26, running on a "laptop" / "notebook" computer. > > I think that this Web RTC thing, is something that requires further > investigation (and, trying to find other people with whom to > experiment in terms of trying to connect using the medium, like I did > with Ekiga and Linphone, before I gave up on them as being unworkable) > > -- > Bret Busby > Armadale > West Australia > .............. > > "So once you do know what the question actually is, > you'll know what the answer means." > - Deep Thought, > Chapter 28 of Book 1 of > "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: > A Trilogy In Four Parts", > written by Douglas Adams, > published by Pan Books, 1992 > > .................................................... >
Where I refer to Debian 7, below, it is the amd64 version. The iceweasel that I have installed on Debian 7, apparently does not include, in the about:config, the variable "loop.throttled" (see http://askubuntu.com/questions/556102/no-hello-icon-in-firefox-34 ) and so, appears to be not compatible with WebRTC. In the version of SeaMonkey, that I have installed on Debian 7, the same applies (I thought that I should try to do it in SeaMonkey, in case that would work). I can not find how to enable WebRTC in Opera, for either Debian Linux, or for MS Windows 8.x. I have, however, apparently managed, by following the instructions at http://askubuntu.com/questions/556102/no-hello-icon-in-firefox-34 to get WebRTC enabled in the version of Firefox, that is installed on a MS Windows 8.1 system. Thus, it appears (to me) that WebRTC is available for MS Windows 8.1, via Firefox, but, not for Debian Linux 7 amd64. -- Bret Busby Armadale West Australia .............. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means." - Deep Thought, Chapter 28 of Book 1 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy In Four Parts", written by Douglas Adams, published by Pan Books, 1992 .................................................... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cacx6j8nmab4eedpqtnx_tyv0kcfklwllh+_x-gok9hoh4sk...@mail.gmail.com
