[HLUG] March Virtual HLUG meetup

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Hi Jools

I Have been invited to a Zoom meeting Friday morning and have challenged 
the use of Zoom. As usual this means I have been tasked with setting up 
and briefing the others on use of Jitsi.

Problem is, I don't have basics needed to set up our own server (poor 
bandwidth here) and the easy in entry level page on the Jitsi site is 
just a blank page with no content (https://meet.jit.si) so I'm stuck.

Is there a way this can be done using the set up you used for the hlug 
meets ? Or do you have a local version of the noddy guide I can refer to 
in the hope the actual service is still running ?

Mind the Gap

Pete H@


On 24/03/20 20:00, Julian Robbins via Herefordshire wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Hope you're keeping safe and well.
>
> We will be trying a virtual meetup tomorrow night or Weds at 7.30pm here:-
>
> https://meet.jit.si/hlug
>
> It's all open source, works really well and nice and easy to use. If you
> have a laptop with mic and webcam all the better but there is also another
> means to call in too if required.
>
>
> So we can chat about Linux and open source as usual and forgot about all
> the rest of the stuff going on in the world for a while..
>
> Hope we can have a really good turnout tomorrow.
>
> Thanks
> Julian
>
> Original post below contains notes on how you join our meeting.
>
> A number of other LUGs across the country are trying virtual LUG meetups.
>
> I think this will be a great idea for those that may have to self isolate
> or just want to still be involved and wish to chat about Linux and Open
> Source and would like to carry on with our meetings semi normally.
>
> It also means that for some of our members who can't normally get to
> Hereford in the week on a Wednesday can join us all from their laptop,
> desktop or phone.
>
> I've decided that we will use *Jitsi * <http://jitsi.org/>which is an
> excellent, fully featured Open Source application, that is easy to use,
> works really well and is available for lots of different platforms.
>
> To join us next week, please visit:-
>
> https://meet.jit.si/hlug
>
> You do NOT need to create an account, you just link the link. Best to
> install the app beforehand or just visit the URL using your browser if
> you're lazy.
>
> The chatroom is already created and open if you'd like to give it a try.
> I'll be there later on tonight if you want to say hello
>
> Incidentally, as this is a free service, we can just meet whenever we want,
> it doesn't have to be at a designated time or day. It's just better that we
> set a meeting time as usual to get as many members involved. If a couple of
> members are around at same time in the day tomorrow, next week or next
> month and want a chat, then please just pop in say hello and see who's
> about.
>
> Julian