[kwlug-disc] Videoconference testing -- please help

[Doug Moen]

Yes, there is a 40 minute limit unless the person initiating the conference pays. Also, you need the native zoom client to initiate a zoom conference. People joining in can use a web browser.

Now where is that open source peer to peer solution that is reliable and easy to use for non techies??

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 4:14 AM, Sandeep Johri wrote:
> I did install the Zoom .deb package on my Debian (stable) desktop. Everything seemed to be working fine - however as I was setting up my profile I got the following message 
> 
>  [Uplevel Your Meetings with Zoom Pro
>  Your Zoom Basic plan has a *40-minute time limit *on meetings with 3 or more participants. Upgrade now to enjoy unlimited group meeting minutes.]
> 
>  I'm guessing others have figured out how not to be restricted with this time limit (someone may have a pro account) - however thought I'd share.
> 
>  Thanks
> 
> From:
Sandeep Johri
> On 2020-03-26 10:26 p.m., Doug Moen wrote:
>>> It is a shame that Zoom is becoming the standard
>>> 
>> I know; we should all be using open source, decentralized, peer-to-peer video conferencing software instead.

Doug.

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 1:59 AM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> 
>>> On Linux, I have only been able to get it working with the client
software. Somebody sends me a Zoom link and then it prompts me to open
that link with the plugin. 

It is a shame that Zoom is becoming the standard, but if we didn't
want that we should have been born into a different timeline.

- Paul

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 01:34:00AM +0000, Doug Moen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Paul. Zoom seems to be catching on with my crowd, so we've been using Zoom for social get-togethers. So far it only works for me on my mac laptop in the Chrome browser. It doesn't work for me in Firefox, but I have so many security- and privacy-protecting browser extensions loaded that it's not surprising, and I haven't actually tried to get it working on Linux.

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, at 12:20 AM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Okay, I verified that the Zoom plugin for Linux does work on Ubuntu
18.04. I tested Zoom with Charles today, and we were both on Linux
computers. 

(That does not mean I am announcing that we are holding the KWLUG
meeting on Zoom. I just wanted to answer Doug's question.) 

- Paul
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