July Online Meeting--feedback request

[Michael Schultheiss]

I've got a Pro Zoom account and can host meetings longer than 40 mins and
can do recordings. Zoom has made many improvements recently regarding
security but I'm fine with using other technologies if desired.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:28 PM Terry Bowling <terry.bowling at gmail.com>
wrote:

> As a follow up, I am curious to hear what technical issues you experienced
> with Jitsi and how well it performed.
>
> I did some more digging and found these detailing limitations and
> functionality.  tl;dr is that the Free/Personal plans have Zoom limit at 40
> minutes and Meet at 60 minutes.  Neither can record video.
>
>    - https://zoom.us/pricing
>    - https://apps.google.com/meet/pricing/
>    -
>    -
>    https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/features/google-meet-vs-zoom-comparison-free-version-features-2220570#:~:text=Google%20Meet%20vs%20Zoom%3A%20Meeting%20Time%2C%20Participants%20limit&text=Google%20Meet%20will%20offer%20a,in%20place%20until%20September%2030.
>
> Again, I can host using my employer plans with both Google Meet or
> Bluejeans, both use webrtc with support on all platforms/browsers, have
> great security, and no limitations on functionality.
>
> -Terry
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:17 PM Terry Bowling <terry.bowling at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My employer uses both Bluejeans and Google Meet.  They both work very
>> well and scale to large numbers.  Both have excellent Linux and
>> multi-platform support. I highly recommend we use one of these two in the
>> future.  I could host with no limitations.  I think Google Meet is now free
>> to all, similar to Zoom but I do not yet now if the free service has a 1
>> hour limitation or not.
>>
>> Both allow randomized meeting links and the ability to have attendee
>> passwords, which avoids some of the security concerns with Zoom.
>>
>> -Terry
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:53 AM Pat CINLUG <pat-cinlug at indy.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks all that attended our July online event that replaced our usual
>>> physical meeting. It was an interesting experiment, and the experience
>>> will inform future attempts for online events.
>>>
>>> If anyone tried to join but had technical difficulties, please respond
>>> with details. Maybe we can find ways around those problems.
>>>
>>> On a broader thought, what are people's experience with online meetings?
>>> Zoom Video has been a popular choice, and could be an option for CINLUG.
>>>
>>> Pat
>>>
>>
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