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<div dir="ltr">It just said it was importing contacts so it is probable that it was just the signal ones. However, adopting Signal will mean, I think, that anyone listed on Signal will first have to be a contact.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I agree that Calyx is a good option in the short term but, maybe on the night, or otherwise, we could try <span> <a shape="rect" href="http://bigbluebutton.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bigbluebutton.org/</a> </span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">as well to see what facilities it has to offer. If a good server is available then we have the choice of installing BigBlueButton or Jitsi as they are both Open Source and available for download.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Brian<br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Thursday, 7 September 2023 at 12:31:59 BST, John Robert Hudson <j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Dear Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Interesting about Signal; it recently dropped working with anyone who did not <br clear="none">have Signal installed. So I am surprised that it wanted access to a contacts <br clear="none">list which probably included people without Signal installed.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Perhaps, given the shortage of time until the next meeting, we could try Calyx <br clear="none">unless someone comes up with an alternative before then.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">John<br clear="none"><div id="ydp566e1bbyiv9181341891ydp81c34b85yqtfd21419" class="ydp566e1bbyiv9181341891ydp81c34b85yqt1218130454">On Thursday, 7 September 2023 11:37:53 BST bradlug--- via Bradford wrote:<br clear="none">> Firstly, I think we have to rule out 'self hosted' as we tried that at the<br clear="none">> very beginning and found it to be of poor performance, that is why we<br clear="none">> switched to the public Jitsi. I've just looked at Signal and Calyx. Jitsi<br clear="none">> hasn't been without its problems so I hoped that Signal would be a better<br clear="none">> choice. I installed the Linux desktop version, I already had it installed<br clear="none">> on my Android OS phone. It installed OK but then it displayed a QR code to<br clear="none">> be scanned by a mobile app. Once done it tried to download all my contacts.<br clear="none">> I didn't like that as I feel that it should have asked me first. However, I<br clear="none">> must have already blocked it on the phone so it didn't do any transfer of<br clear="none">> contacts. It seems to be intrusive in that everyone will have to be on my<br clear="none">> contact list for this to work.Then I tried Calyx. Not much to say really,<br clear="none">> it's a Jitsi clone. In addition, I easily found a list of web sites that<br clear="none">> use Jitsi, though there are others, Websites using Jitsi in the United<br clear="none">> Kingdom<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Websites using Jitsi in the United Kingdom<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Download a list of all websites using Jitsi in the United Kingdom<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> So, I tried<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="https://vc.greennet.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vc.greennet.org.uk</a> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> That one didn't even have the 'Join the meeting' button, it just went<br clear="none">> straight in to a clone Jitsi.<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> A list of possible servers gives us the possibility of moving servers if one<br clear="none">> is found to be of low performance. I haven't tried any other options. Of<br clear="none">> course we could go commercial and go for Discord. It would have the<br clear="none">> advantage of possibly attracting others and is likely to perform well as a<br clear="none">> server. Some years ago I took a look at <a shape="rect" href="http://bigbluebutton.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bigbluebutton.org/</a> I've<br clear="none">> just signed up for it again and ventured to the 'Demo' - I think that is<br clear="none">> probably the public server, it can be self hosted, it is Open Source. If it<br clear="none">> is possible to use the 'Demo' version then I think this is definitely worth<br clear="none">> a try. This site is geared up for school use so could offer some good<br clear="none">> facilities. Maybe someone would like to try it out with me?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Brian<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Wednesday, 6 September 2023 at 21:49:31 BST, John Robert Hudson<br clear="none">> <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Dear all<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> Well spotted Brian. What do others think? Try Calyx meet? Try Signal? Try<br clear="none">> setting up our own Jitsi instance?<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> See <a shape="rect" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyB04Dq72A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyB04Dq72A</a><br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> John<br clear="none">> <br clear="none">> On Wednesday, 6 September 2023 21:11:50 BST bradlug--- via Bradford wrote:<br clear="none">> > Jitsi ended anonymous video meetings :(<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > Jitsi ended anonymous video meetings :(<br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > <br clear="none">> > Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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