Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] basic questions....

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

hi,

Le mer 10/12/2003 à 02:14, bruce a écrit :
> hi...
> 
> new to gnomemeeting.... i have a few basic questions, so i'm hoping that i
> can find my answers here...
> 
> we're looking for an open source app that will allow us to hold/have web
> meetings. basically we're trying to find out if there is an application that
> provides functionality similar to WebEx. As we understand GnomeMeeting, it
> allows users to communicate over the net using voice, so it kind of
> functions as a VoIP type of app...
> 


yes it is a VoIP/videoconferencing application.

> Has anyone looked at using the gnomemeeting app as a robust competitor to
> WebEx... What would be the pros/cons of using this app in that fashion...?

Afer a quick look at the WebEx website, I can't really tell what they
allow to do. But I think it is approximatively the same except that
their product runs in a webbrowser.


> Is it robust enough to be used in this manner...?
> 

It should, really... I'm simulating hundreds of calls at work without
any problem.

> Does anyone know of any other app which might be used/considered to be a
> competitive app to WebEx...?
> 

I know no open source application doing videconferencing on the web.

I don't know if my answer helps, but if you have more specific
questions, feel free to ask. WebEx is just too vague for me to be able
to answer correctly.

> Thanks
> 
> Bruce Douglas
> bedouglas earthlink net
> (25) 866-2790
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org
> [mailto:gnomemeeting-list-admin gnome org]On Behalf Of David Selby
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 4:45 PM
> To: gnomemeeting-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] speexnarrow 8K ?
> 
> 
> Damien Sandras wrote:
> 
> >Le mar 09/12/2003 à 05:16, David Selby a écrit :
> >
> >
> >>OK ive got gconftool-2 :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>OKish that is ... the original instructions were to ...
> >>
> >>run gconftool-2 -u /apps/gnomemeeting/general/version
> >>to "reset" the preferences. It should appear.
> >>
> >>There must be a typo /apps is not a directory.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >That's correct. That is a directory in the GConf keys structure, not a
> >real directory. The command was really the good one, a simple cut&paste
> >would have worked.
> >
> >
> 
> Thanks for letting me know, I kind of assumed it was an error !
> Dave
> 
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