Preparing for the Video Chat meeting on 23 January 2014

Thu Jan 2 20:09:34 UTC 2014

I just tried http://tinychat.com/ela1oc . Requires Javascript AND Flash.
I didn't get as far as requiring a Facebook or Google Plus login.

The intent of the Video Chat is to go where the people are (it seems
they're not on IRC where we've been holding the Ubuntu-ca meetings).  So
I'm willing to try whatever chat app is the most popular.

Let us know if if anyone has other suggestions that weren't on my
original list. I'll just add them when I'm counting up the votes.

--Bob.

On 14-01-02 01:34 PM, LP wrote:
> a little help to see if i got it ?
> 
> http://tinychat.com/ela1oc
> 
> 
> On 2 January 2014 13:31, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> even as a guest it "Demands a Facebook account" ?
>>
>>
>> On 2 January 2014 13:29, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Trying to get it to work asks for Fac3b00k account I do not fac3book.
>>> Then it says trial ended pay here ???
>>> Will keep trying for a while.
>>> I use Google Chat normally.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 January 2014 13:16, LP <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, I was there.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2 January 2014 13:07, Seb Lemery <seblemery at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Tinychat.com
>>>>> On Jan 2, 2014 1:01 PM, "LP" <linuxpusher2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Tiny Chat, tiny chat & tinychat does not appear in Ubuntu Software ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2 January 2014 10:08, Seb Lemery <seblemery at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Skype is good, but have you considered tinychat? You can login with
>>>>>>> google, facebook and just as a guest.
>>>>>>> On Jan 2, 2014 3:13 AM, "Bob Jonkman" <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Happy New Year Everybodeee!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> At the last IRC meeting in November we came up with the idea to try a
>>>>>>>> Video Chat[1] for our next meeting on Thursday, 23 January 2014.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But what video chat software should we use?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Ubuntu Developer Summit meetings use Google Hangouts. But that's
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> FAIF software, and requires people to have a Google Plus account.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> José Antonio Rey (LoCo Council member from Peru!) and I tried to
>>>>>>>> video
>>>>>>>> chat over the open standards XMPProtocol (I used the Jitsi
>>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>>> from https://jitsi.org/; don't know what José used). We could see
>>>>>>>> each
>>>>>>>> other, but didn't get sound to work. But given a bit more time, that
>>>>>>>> could be fixed. The Jitsi demo of a video chat looks pretty
>>>>>>>> impressive:
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-YGw3bgB_s
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There's the open source Big Blue Button http://bigbluebutton.org/
>>>>>>>> although that looks like it's intended for a classroom more than a
>>>>>>>> video
>>>>>>>> chat.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And, of course, there's Skype and Facebook, but both of those are
>>>>>>>> non-FAIF and require accounts on their services.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Skype: http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/
>>>>>>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/videocalling
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, over the next week let me know what your preferred video chat
>>>>>>>> software is. I'll tally up the results next Friday (10 January).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1st choice = 3 points
>>>>>>>> 2nd choice = 2 points
>>>>>>>> 3rd choice = 1 point
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Choose from:
>>>>>>>>   Google Hangouts
>>>>>>>>   XMPP (Jitsi, Pidgin, Empathy, & other apps should interoperate)
>>>>>>>>   Big Blue Button
>>>>>>>>   Skype
>>>>>>>>   Facebook Video Calling
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Once we've picked the  video chat software maybe the local chapters
>>>>>>>> could hold an Ubuntu Hour. That would give people a chance to iron
>>>>>>>> out
>>>>>>>> any kinks with the software.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We can discuss the video chat on the Ubuntu-ca mailing list. The
>>>>>>>> list is
>>>>>>>> a great place to ask for help if you can't get your webcam or
>>>>>>>> microphone
>>>>>>>> working, or need help installing software. If you're not already on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> Ubuntu-ca mailing list you can join at
>>>>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-ca
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm sending this message to several Ubuntu chapter mailing lists as
>>>>>>>> well
>>>>>>>> as the Launchpad Ubuntu-ca membership, so please pardon me if you
>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>> get this multiple times.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> See you all online!
>>>>>>>> --Bob, who wonders if Chat Roulette is still a thing...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [1] "ACTION: Schedule a video chat for Ubuntu Canada"
>>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CanadianTeam/Meetings/2013/2013-11-28#line-48
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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