Am 08. Apr, 2020 schwätzte Stephen Partington so:
> I am an SSL certificate away from getting a big blue button server up. I am
> not 100% sure of how well it will do.
>
> If it works out I should have the bandwidth to support our meetings and If
> I can get the cert in time would not mind testing it with plug and even
> using for some of our meetings.
That's awesome. Thanks for the offer! I'm certain we can help with the testing.
Perhaps a presentation on BBB next month is in order :).
Mac has us setup for tomorrow. The waiting room even mentions it's for
PLUG and gives tomorrow's date and time.
ciao,
der.hans
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 4:52 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> moin moin,
>>
>> it did not go well
>>
>> We were chatting in jitsi prior to starting, but once I started the
>> meeting I could no longer hear others.
>>
>> We moved to bluejeans and a couple of us were not able to connect.
>>
>> Afterwards I tested zoom with Mac. Had some issues there as well. Sound
>> kept getting reset. Perhaps that's what was happening with jitsi. As I
>> wasn't presenting in zoom, we took time to get my client reset.
>>
>> I haven't had that type of problem with either jitsi or zoom in the past.
>> Perhaps it was something I was doing last night.
>>
>> In testing zoom, I discovered that attendees have to present a name and
>> email address. Neither have to be accurate and the domain doesn't need to
>> exist.
>>
>> We were able to test making me a host, giving attendees the mic and taking
>> it away. We're up for more testing tonight if anyone wants to get familiar
>> with the host tools. Not too complicated, but it some unexpected places.
>>
>> zoom requires an app or browser plugin. You can't just use a browser as we
>> can with jitsi and BigBlueButton.
>>
>> We can configure zoom to not allowing anyone into the conference until the
>> host shows up to avoid a Slap Shot style pre-game. (diable Join by host)
>>
>> We can also put attendees in their own waiting rooms until a host places
>> them in the conference. (enable Waiting room)
>>
>> Mac also pointed out that zoom can live stream to YouTube. We can also do
>> that with jitsi. We could then setup the video conferencing for only
>> speakers and moderators and everyone else views via YouTube. We then take
>> questions via IRC or other mechanism. I believe we can do a hidden YouTube
>> broadcast that goes away after the meeting. We could use Brian's account
>> for that or setup a new account.
>>
>> Let me know if you'd like to help with testing tonight.
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
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