This is so cool. We could schedule events using the regular Drupal event system. The event could contain a web-link to the conference system (or a specific conference room should BBB allow for such a thing).
LUG TV, LUG FM, LUG MEET, etc! On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > Just tried the demo out. It works very well. > > How do we set up separate meetings? Can it be tied into some kind of Drupal > Calender? > > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Reinier Battenberg" <[email protected]> > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, 1 October, 2011 5:46:37 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Web-conferencing solutions hosted in Uganda? > > > ok, i opened up 2 more ports in our firewall, for those who want to experience > a bit more action than just the homepage. > > Will leave the camera on in the demo session, you might see me, you might see > the pussycat, most likely you wont see a lot. > > But it should work. > > If not, ping me on skype (i am the reinier battenberg in Kampala, not Kyoto) > and we can test together. > > rgds, > reinier > >> Hi, >> >> For people who want to play with it, here is a demo install, running locally >> >> http://bigbluebutton.mountbatten.net:83 >> >> It is on our 1Mbps office link on Datanet, so dont expect superspeeds, but >> should be lower latency than from a remote stream. Moving this to our server >> at Roke Telkom would decrease latency to the UIXP to milliseconds, if not >> lower. >> >> Especially the recording of sessions would be real interesting for our LUG >> meetings. >> >> rgds, >> >> reinier >> >> >> > Thanks for your answers! >> > >> > @ Victor, indeed I had a look at http://bigbluebutton.org and I'm very >> > impressed with the Roadmap towards >> > 1.0<http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/RoadMap1dot0>. >> > However, at the moment the organization doesn't want to host the solution. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > Gael >> > >> > On 1 October 2011 12:45, Stephen S. Musoke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Gael,**** >> > > >> > > ** ** >> > > >> > > I do not think we have any local hosted solutions, however you can try >> > > Go-To-Meeting, and hook it up to a projector mike etc, it may work. **** >> > > >> > > ** ** >> > > >> > > Stephen **** >> > > >> > > ** ** >> > > >> > > *From:* Gaël Hernandez [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > *Sent:* Saturday, October 01, 2011 1:08 PM >> > > *To:* Uganda Linux User Group >> > > *Subject:* [LUG] Web-conferencing solutions hosted in Uganda?**** >> > > >> > > ** ** >> > > >> > > Hi Lugers,**** >> > > >> > > Does anyone know about web-conferencing solutions hosted in Uganda and >> > > offered as SaaS?**** >> > > >> > > The organisation I'm advising has been testing Elluminate, a proprietary >> > > solution bought by Blackboard and hosted in the US, with good success. >> > > However, license costs are high (10,000$ per year) so from a >> sustainability >> > > point of view it's not the greatest choice.**** >> > > >> > > The main goal of the solution is to have a platform to deliver remote >> > > trainings between head office and field offices and also among > themselves. >> > > Main functionalities should be interactive whiteboard, session > recording, >> > > chat, voice delivery and activity icons between participants (polls, > away, >> > > emoticons, etc).**** >> > > >> > > The IT person of charge of the project doesn't envisage to host the > server >> > > in their premises, hence the SaaS.**** >> > > >> > > Do you know of any Ugandan hosted solution? Any other suggestion?**** >> > > >> > > Thanks guys, >> > > Gaël **** >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> > > >> > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> > > [email protected] >> > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> > > >> > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > > >> > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > > attachments if any). 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