[okfn-help] WebRTC (building a Skype alternative)

Fri Jun 3 08:14:42 UTC 2011

Hi Steko,

Not off-topic at all - it is something which we really need to think about.

I've been looking into Maurizio's suggestion of BigBlueButton
http://bigbluebutton.org/ - I'm obviously tempted by the
screen-sharing function which would make certain things that we do for
e.g. OpenSpending - a lot easier but I would be keen to hear other
people's views!

(Also tempting is the ability to mute people manually!)

We should *definitely* keep this conversation going - we are a
community organisation after all - if we can't talk to the community -
it's a bit of a problem!

Lucy

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Stefano Costa <stefano.costa at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi,
> recently it is becoming more and more clear that Skype is not a
> long-term solution for audio group calls. IMHO this has nothing to do
> with the recent acquisition by Microsoft.
>
> While SIP is a good alternative (being used for the OKCon Programme
> Committee meetings, for one), it has higher barriers to entry.
>
> http://sites.google.com/site/webrtc/ is a relatively new effort
> sponsored by Google to develop in-browser video and audio call, under a
> BSD license.
>
> While this might seem off-topic, I really can't overstate how much more
> productive audio meetings are, if compared to text chat like good old
> IRC. For this reason, I think we should keep an eye on the developments
> of this technology, that could become one of the key components of our
> community infrastructure.
>
> Ciao!
> steko
>
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