Seeking Recomendations: chat application with whiteboard

[Tod Merley]

On 3/28/06, Dave M G <martin at autotelic.com> wrote:
>
> Ubuntu Users,
>
> I've just been searching Google without much success. I'm looking for a
> chat application that has a whiteboard feature. Audio chat would be good
> too. Video is un-needed.
>
> The person I am intending to conference with also runs Ubuntu, so cross
> platform is not needed. But they are more comfortable on Windows, so
> cross platform, perhaps Java, would be good.
>
> And, ideally free and open source.
>
> Does such an application exist? I can't find anything obvious either
> with Google, or within Synaptic. I hope that's simply because I
> overlooked something obvious.
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome.
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Dave M G
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Hi Dave!

Perhaps VNC and Voip?

VNC:

What it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnc

An Ubuntu tutorial(s) (have not tried yet - regrets):

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122402

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VNCOverSSH?highlight=%28vnc%29

Please note that there are VNC servers/clients for Windows.  Please also
note that many of the servers have a "java" option which allows them to
connect a desktop to any java enabled browser.  For a "whiteboard" you could
then use any simple drawing tool.  VNC servers can connect to many clients
if you wish and can be configured to allow control by one, some, or all
clients.  It may be possible to include the computer audio in this as well.

Your audio is only a phone call away (via your computer of course!):

Ubuntu has some projects:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VNCOverSSH?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=voip

Frankly I am weak in voip - will be googling voip (ok, it is on my list
after 25 other learning projects).

There are also many simple voice servers (IP intercom products) - e.g.:

http://www.goteamspeak.com/

I am very interested to see what others come up with as well!

Tod
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