[lug] Jitsi, etc. (Michael Hirsch)

[Mike Witt]

On 05/24/2020 10:44:05 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Sat, 23 May 2020 14:36:41 -0600
> Mike Witt <msg2mw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Your report encouraged me to try BBB again (my first attempt  
> everything
> > just hung -- maybe it was a bad day).
> >
> > The quality appeared to be very good. It's the only thing I've tried
> > (other than Zoom) where the video might be good enough for what I'm
> > doing.
> >
> > But, when I just tried it:
> >
> > - No recordings
> > - Time limit of 60 minutes
> > - One one webcam enabled (for the "instructor")
> >
> > I'm assuming that these three items are only because I signed up for
> > the default "free" account. But it isn't really obvious how I go  
> about
> > getting a different kind of account, or how much that would cost.
> 
> Don't confuse the software with a service that some company is running
> using that software.  BBB is free software and has none of the  
> limitations
> listed above.  But for somebody to offer a service on the net using  
> BBB
> that was free for all comers would be an expensive proposition indeed.
> You definitely need to host your own instance to get what you want, I
> think.
> 
> jon

I do get that. But I was hoping that somebody is providing such a  
(hosting) service, for a fee. I don't have enough bandwidth to set up  
my own instance.

-Mike