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authorJonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>2020-03-28 15:35:26 +0100
committerJonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>2020-03-28 15:35:26 +0100
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add link to all good/bad services, and remove them from ugly services; simplify esp. ugly services
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@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ so use that unless you need a specific feature unavailable there.
### sip2sip.info
+<https://sip2sip.info>
+uses Free software
+and requires relatively light hardware to self-host.
+
Login is intuitive and step-wise,
using ad-hoc identity.
Connect to <https://sip2sip.info/> and select room name,
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@ Includes text chat
### letsmeet.no
+<https://letsmeet.no>
+uses Free software
+and requires relatively light hardware to self-host.
+
Login is intuitive and step-wise,
using either ad-hoc or Feide (EduGAIN, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) identity.
Connect to <https://letsmeet.no/> and select room name,
@@ -74,6 +82,10 @@ or for inspiration when exploring what is possible.
### tawk.space
+<https://tawk.space>
+uses Free software
+and requires relatively light hardware to self-host.
+
No login.
Connect to <https://tawk.space/>
which is one big "room".
@@ -93,36 +105,44 @@ Includes per-participant pointer.
### roll.call
-[Roll Call](https://github.com/mikeal/roll-call)
-audio-only
-hosted at <https://roll.call>
+<https://roll.call>
+uses Free software
+but requires relatively heavy hardware to self-host.
+
+Supports multi-party audio-only sessions.
+
+Offers high-quality recording saved locally
+and transfered to remote participant after the session is done.
+
+Works only with the "Chromium" web browser.
### Jitsi
-[Jitsi Meet](https://jitsi.org/jitsi-meet/)
-using Jigasi and Jitsi Videobridge
-hosted at <https://meet.jit.si/>
+<https://meet.jit.si/>
+uses Free software
+but requires relatively heavy hardware to self-host.
### Matrix
-[Matrix](https://matrix.org/)
-using Jigasi and Jitsi Videobridge
+<https://matrix.org/> (a.k.a. <https://riot.im>)
+uses Free software
+but requires relatively heavy hardware to self-host.
### BigBlueButton
-[BigBlueButton](https://bigbluebutton.org/)
-using Kurento
-written in Java
+<https://bigbluebutton.org/>
+uses Free software
+but requires relatively heavy hardware to self-host.
### Wire
-[Wire](https://wire.com/)
-proprietary-protocol [Free Software](https://github.com/wireapp/wire) stack
-written in Haskell, Rust, C
+<https://wire.com/>
+uses Free software
+but a custom communication protocol.
## Ugly
@@ -133,52 +153,36 @@ Avoid them, they are bad for society.
### Talky
-[Talky](https://about.talky.io/)
-cloud SFU service
-hosted at <https://talky.io/>
+Talky is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### Me
-[Me](https://join.me/)
-cloud SFU service
+Me (a.k.a. join.me) is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### GoToMeeting
-cloud SFU service
+GoToMeeting is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### Zoom
-[Zoom Meetings](https://zoom.us/)
-cloud SFU service
-supporting "up to 50 participants at once"
-(but client bandwidth and resource demands and stability of such session is unknown)
+Zoom Meetings is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### Hangouts
-Hangouts Meet
-cloud SFU service
+Hangouts Meet is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### Webex
-Webex Meetings
-cloud SFU service
+Webex Meetings is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### Skype
-Skype
-cloud SFU service
-suporting "up to 25 participants at once"
-(but client bandwidth and resource demands and stability of such session is unknown)
+Skype is a non-free licensed cloud service.
### MoxieMeet
-MoxieMeet
-cloud SFU service
-requiring Google account
-supporting "up to 32 users all on video together"
-(but client bandwidth and resource demands and stability of such session is unknown)
+MoxieMeet is a non-free licensed cloud service
### TeamViewer
-TeamViewer
-cloud SFU service
+TeamViewer is a non-free licensed cloud service.