[sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting today: Jitsi: ...

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 6/7/20 10:01 AM, Michael Paoli wrote:
> And ... we have a (virtual) meeting:
> Join the meeting: https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org
> Dial-in: +1.512.647.1431 PIN: 524 338 639#
> More numbers: https://meet.jit.si/static/dialInInfo.html?room=sf-lug.org

     Is the Jitsi meeting compatible with Zoom?

     bliss
>
>> From: "Michael Paoli" <Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] "Meeting" Sunday?
>> Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2020 04:41:50 -0700
>
>> Tie goes to the runner? ... or he/she that calls it first ...
>> One can also set it up with Jitsi ... and even use their
>> free hosting.
>>
>> I don't think Jitsi offers up toll-free phone number(s) for free,
>> but they do offer US call-in numbers, and I think their
>> geographically closest, if I recall correctly, is a
>> San Jose, CA.US. number.
>>
>> And, for those subscribed to the list in digest form ...
>> you can read all about the meeting (if it happens) hour(s)/day
>> after the meeting ... or you can peek at the archive
>> for the latest on the current quarter, e.g.:
>> http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2020q2/date.html
>> (might also need to "refresh" if one's browser has the page cached or
>> whatever).
>>
>>> From: alexkleider <alexkleider at protonmail.com>
>>> Subject: [sf-lug] "Meeting" Sunday?
>>> Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:58:01 +0000
>>
>>> Is it still the plan to hold a meeting Sunday? The last meeting was 
>>> generously hosted by Glen Jarvis using Zoom. At that meeting Jitsi 
>>> was discussed.
>>> See below the recent announcement made by the Free Software 
>>> Foundation. I'd be surprised if there aren't some Associate Members 
>>> among the LUG membership.
>>> I am one and would be happy to try setting it up but think there'd 
>>> be a higher chance of success if it were done by someone with more 
>>> tech savvy.
>>>
>>> FSF gives freedom-respecting videoconferencing to all associate members
>>>
>>> From May 28th
>>>
>>> The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is now offering all FSF associate 
>>> members free "as in freedom" videoconferencing via an exclusive FSF 
>>> Jitsi Meet instance as an additional [associate member 
>>> benefit](https://www.fsf.org/associate/benefits). In order to be 
>>> able to provide a sustainable and reliable service, we are offering 
>>> the ability to create conversations on the server exclusively to 
>>> [associate members](https://my.fsf.org/join). Members can create a 
>>> channel using their member credentials, but then any person or group 
>>> can participate in the conversation. Nonmembers can be invited, but 
>>> cannot start a channel.
>
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