[LINK] Open-source alternatives to Skype

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Hi David,

Glen mentioned Jitsi in an earlier discussion and I gave it a go.

There is a Jitsi server run by by https://www.8x8.com/

I typed in "chat" when it asked about starting a conferenc at 
https://meet.jit.si/ and had a conversation (audio only/no picture) with 
someone in Scotland.

"Join the weekly Jitsi Community video call • Mondays @ 10:30am CT 
Details" <https://jitsi.org/thecall> https://jitsi.org/

Marghanita

On 30/4/20 10:32 pm, David Lochrin wrote:
> While on the subject of video-conference technology, I believe this is doing the rounds in Canberra:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ
>
> No more YouTube clips, promise.
> -------
>
> Back on topic, https://opensource.com/alternatives/skype lists open-source alternatives to Skype.
>
> Two of these are Jitsi and Jami (formerly Ring) which is described as: "An official GNU package, Jami is licensed under the GPLv3, and takes its commitments to security and free and open source software very seriously. Communications are secured by end-to-end encryption with authentication using RSA/AES/DTLS/SRTP technologies and X.509 certificates."  It can apparently also use SIP, which might be a useful feature in the NBN environment.
>
> Do Linkers have any comments or experience regarding these packages, especially in light of the security issues with such widely-used software as Zoom?
>
> David Lochrin
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