Video conferencing for Linux? -- Yes ???

[Ken Bowley]

John:

This sounds like an interesting solution, but we are specifically looking
for Open Source solutions.  So far, everything I've found in the way of
video conferencing on Linux is the same tools that have been available for
*NIX for some time now (tools such as vic, rat, vat, etc...) that are
designed to work over the mbone, but can also do point-to-point if an ip
is specified on the command line.

Since what we are looking for is more in the area of a web broadcast, we
may end out using something like icecast to stream live audio, and then
find some way of pushing "slides" out to go along with the audio.

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, John Mosier wrote:

> Ken:
> 
> Interesting post.  We (Excelco, Inc.) was approached about
> two weeks ago to become an authorized reseller for a
> product that will allow for collaboration.  It is a real-time meeting
> processing software for Linux.  It provides for hosting
> of the multimedia collaboration on a Linux host, but
> requires Windows or Macintosh clients in order to
> participate -- STRANGE !
> 
> It provides for up to 25 simultaneous connections
> Automated e-mail notification to meeting invitees
> point and click interface
> ability for any participant to show graphics during meeting
> multi-point audio
> record and archive live meetings
> schedule meetings
> private paging
> no downloading required in order to participate
> 
> I have not yet done a market survey to see if we
> will handle the product.  Pricing does not seem to be
> out of line at $495.
> 
> If you and / or others are interested, it may have an
> impact on us signing up to sell the product.
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:29 PM 4/12/00 , you wrote:
> >Anyone have any pointers?  What I'm really looking for is more of a
> >real-time audio/video broadcast rather than interactive video
> >conferencing.  For what we are looking for, irc should would work for
> >discussion on what's being broadcast.
> >
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