james riley <address@hidden> writes:
Apologies to those who are getting this 2ce since Gmail doesn't seem
to handle replying to just mailing lists.
I'm suddenly very interested in a Skype alternative since for a couple
of weeks I'm likely to see my supervisor by Skype. Undesirable. (But
at least I can use uni hardware that's already dirtied by its presence
:P) Is there an alternative that works well on GNU/Linux & Windows and
is incredibly painless, since I'll have to persuade 2 windows users to
install something else.
I'm not sure whether it's relevant, but:
As I understand it, the JANET video conferencing service ("access grid")
is usable with free software originating in the old MBONE stuff from
UCL, and now <https://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/projects/accessgrid/>;.
However, I've had no need of AG since our VC room with proprietary
software was scrapped, so I can't vouch for it. AG has non-trivial
notworking issues, which presumably rule it out for general use, but
major universities are likely to have that sorted. AG is, or was,
supported at Manchester; perhaps an expert is listening?
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