[ubuntu-uk] Openfire

[Tony Pursell]

On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 18:16 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Jon Spriggs <jon at sprig.gs> wrote:
> > On 16 October 2010 00:47, Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote:
> >>> Only in the same way as you. Jabber and video isn't that well
> >>> integrated as yet and there isn't a dedicated client that does that
> >>> apart from maybe Google Talk.
> >>>
> >>> Simon
> >>>
> >>> > On 15 Oct 2010 22:18, "Chris Rowson" <christopherrowson at gmail.com>
> >>> > wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > Just wondered if anyone on the list is using the Openfire Jabber
> >>> > server?
> >>> >
> >>> > I've been experimenting with it today, trying to get video chat up
> >>> > and
> >>> > running. Although this works with the Red5 plugin enabled on both
> >>> > the
> >>> > Openfire server and the Spark client the result isn't great (small
> >>> > flash based video windows etc).
> >>> >
> >>> > What I'd like to do is use any old Jabber compliant client with the
> >>> > video handled by the client. I have Googled around this but don't
> >>> > seem
> >>> > to be able to find any definitive answer.
> >>> >
> >>> > Anyone know if this is possible?
> >>> >
> >>> > Chris
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk
> >>> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
> >>>
> >>
> >> Last time I tried it, Empathy supported video chat with Jabber.
> >>
> >> Tony
> >
> > I concur, Empathy supports it.
> >
> > (Also, in case anyone is interested, OpenFire is the XMPP server that
> > the OneSocialWeb project - a microblogging via XMPP service, backed by
> > Vodaphone, are using)
> > --
> > Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs
> >
> 
> Thanks for replying Tony, Jon, Simon.
> 
> Unfortunately although I get some leeway to put Linux solutions in at
> the server level (and I'm testing Openfire on the Ubuntu platform at
> the moment) my employer only has Windows on the desktop.
> 
> Empathy doesn't have a Windows port at the moment but knowing that
> you've got video working with Empathy gives me a bit of hope that I
> can get a decent video solution up and running using something or
> other.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 

I thought that you were looking for Ubuntu Linux client solutions.  I
doubt if there will ever be a Windows port of Empathy as it is part of
the Gnome project.  I you do come across a Windows Jabber client that
supports AV, preferably for free, I would love to know so I can get my
brother to install it.

Tony