[Lugstuff] Virtual meeting reminder May, 4 2020

Thu Apr 30 16:30:57 EDT 2020

 David,
By all means, use the GUI when it makes things quicker.  While I am intrigued by the power of the command line and enjoy learning the intricacies of BASH, I believe that user friendliness is a virtue.  If Linux is ever to become the preference of the masses, the command line will recede increasingly into the preserve of those who require it for software development, system administration, complex troubleshooting, or other tasks that do not readily lend themselves to GUI presentation.  Just my thoughts.  Heresy...
I just completed a little experiment to get FreeConferenceCall running on two laptops and was able to get them to communicate satisfactorily.  It worked, but not as smoothly as Zoom.  Still, it's open source, so I guess that is a virtue.

   Bob

    On Thursday, April 30, 2020, 3:58:19 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:  

  Bob,
   Thanks for the encouragement.  This one sounds quite straight-forward, but I cheat (i.e., the lazy way) with Archive Manager (gui vs. tar in Terminal).  - David

    On Thursday, April 30, 2020, 01:52:55 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:  
>From the website meet.google.com it appears that Google Meet will soon be free, but is being rolled out incrementally. It doesn't seem to have rolled my way yet.

Regarding FreeConferenceCall.com, while it's interface is awkward and misleading, it does not require compiling, at least not insofar as requiring a gcc compiler using configure, make, make install.

To install it, download the desktop application from their web site, unpack the tarball by typing tar -xvf FCC_installer.tar, and run the resulting .lin file. You can probably run it from the command line, preceded by chmod a+x filename, but the lazy way (i.e., my way) is just to click on it in your file manager (I'm using nemo). Hope this helps. 

I know that Zoom isn't open source, but compared to Zoom, FreeConferenceCall is a pain in the neck. It creates the perception that you must be on a telephone connection during the conference while you are using your computer. In actuality, using the "Invite" functionality allows bypassing the telephone requirement. Poor design, in my humble opinion.

 Bob

     On Thursday, April 30, 2020, 01:12:10 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:  

     I started experimenting with Linux in 2001, but I've never successfully installed a prog or app from tar (source, etc.).  Sometimes the prog just does not work, but other attempts have required a reinstall.
   More complete instructions would help, because everyone does not know the omitted steps.  Ordinary mortals wish the RFC required the inclusion of distro name, version, and a date on all documentation.
(David descends from soap box)

    On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 05:15:10 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:  
 I downloaded and extracted the tar file from their web site. Runs on Manjaro. Worth giving a try. Having said that, Google Meet is now free and runs through the browser.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 4:50 PM Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:

    I'm running Mint 18.3, and its Software Manager does not offer a Free Conference Call client (at least not by that name).  - David

    On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 12:38:52 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group <lugstuff at annapolislinux.org> wrote:  
 Greetings...
The next Monday LUG meeting will be virtual.

We will be using FreeConferenceCall.com to host the meeeting. Please download the client and be online at 7PM Monday. The meeting info will be posted to the list around 5PM on Monday. 'Free Conference Call' has Linux clients that can be run as a non-root user.
 Stay Healthy.
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