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On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 07:56, Andy Wills <home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 18 March 2020 at 20:46 Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Since t'is the season for everyone to stay indoors and keep away from the rest > > of the population, would it be feasible to have "online" meetings instead of > > face-to-face? I use Zoom with my clients a lot, but I appreciate that it isn't > > really in the spirit of the GLUG to be using such non-Free Software. I've had a > > bit of a play with Jitsi-Meet, which shows promise, but I feel it's "not quite > > there" yet. > > > > Does anyone else have any recommendations or suggestions for cross platform > > video chat tools that actually work well? > > > > Grant. :) > > Good idea, was thinking about this for the meeting on 28th. I have just adopted > Zoom at the instruction of my employer (desperate times - all Uni gone online at > no notice) so perhaps we could use that on 28th, and put free software video chat > toward the top of chat topics? > Andy, do you know if your account (presumably provided by the Uni) is a Pro/Business/Enterprise account? Zoom Free limits multi-participant meetings to 40mins (unlimited time for 1-to-1 meetings). If you are on the Pro/Business/Enterprise plan, do you reckon you'd be able to host the meeting, or do you think your employer might be irked by that? Grant. :) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dcglug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq