[kwlug-disc] Videoconference testing -- please help

[Chris Craig]

I should say this is on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS

On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 11:04, Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net> wrote:

> I've been using Zoom for many months (a year?) at work without using the
> client - I've never installed the client.
>
> I do everything in chromium (including initiating meetings). The only
> thing that's annoying is chromium always wants to run xdg-open, which I
> have to dismiss before saying "open in browser" or somesuch.
>
> On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 09:18, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I know at work it's a PITA when vendors send us Zoom meeting invites..
>> We have to install the client, work our way around the firewalls, etc.,
>> then afterwards uninstall the client and scour our hard drives for any
>> leftover bits and pieces..
>>
>> alternative.to had a decent review of jitsi (which I haven't used yet,
>> so I don't know from personal experience) at
>> https://alternativeto.net/software/jitsi-meet/reviews/  ...  I notice
>> also that jitsi can use Slack logins, and several of us got Slack accounts
>> courtesy of Paul recently...
>>
>> I confess that I've gotten comfortable with using MS Teams at work on my
>> work Windows laptop, so I'm no expert when it comes to Linux alternatives.
>> I know one of the guys at work got Teams to work on his Fedora laptop but
>> it took some monkeying to get it right.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 08:58, Ben Albert <ben.code10000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I attended a few meetings a while back.  I just wanted to mention
>>> matrix/riot, which also integrates with jitsi meet for video conferencing.
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 7:15 AM Brian Bentley <bhbentley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> An interesting article:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/233513/zoom-silently-sends-data-to-facebook
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 6:29 AM Doug Moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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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