[lug] Videoconferencing in Linux

[Ben Whaley]

Sorry, obviously I couldn't be bothered to read to the end of the post....

I use the Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere AF and it works great. See a
compatibility list here:

http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/

On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Okay, but it does want me to have a mike and a webcam.  (The nerve.)  What
> do you recommend for those?
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Ben Whaley <bwhaley at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> Have you looked at www.mebeam.com? It's pretty slick. It "just works" for
>> me. Join me in a test room now if you want - http://www.mebeam.com/test.
>>
>> - Ben
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> Has anyone reading this done videoconferencing with Linux?
>>>
>>> If you have, what are my easy options?  Web-based stuff?  An installable
>>> app (Ubuntu Hardy)?
>>>
>>> (No, my laptop doesn't have a camera, so I'll have to go to Target or
>>> Sam's or Amazon to get one, but I don't even know what to get for that.)
>>>
>>> I don't expect to do it often, so if the solution's expensive, it's not
>>> for me.  I'll ask again tonight, after Tom Tromey's talk, but I thought I'd
>>> get a jump on things by asking the mailing list.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
>>> 720-837-8908 [cell]
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>
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> Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
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