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 -- Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Lausanne, +41 (21) 34066-22 - www.wikimedia.ch _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
