Re: [tlug] Video Conferencing Options for July 2020 Meeting

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On Mon, 6 Jul 2020 21:39:23 +0900, Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com> wrote:

> I am looking at options for video conferencing.

> I was looking at https://gather.town/

Jitsi has worked well for me.

o  open source
o  no registration
o  no software to install
o  no terms to click on

Browse to https://meet.jit.si/TokyoLinuxUsersGroup
If there is more than one person going to the
same URL at the same time, you have a meeting.
Try it, _now_. I might be online. :-)

If you want to be heard,
you'll likely have to let your browser access the microphone.
Likewise for video camera. Lurkers don't need to do either.

I think the idea of moving around in a physical space in
gather.town and seeing and hearing close folks to be great
for the socializing before and after a presentation.