Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 19:58:00 -0800 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com> Cc: Mark Mayo <mark@vmunix.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X Conferencing: was [hackers:] Architectural advice needed Message-ID: <199712090358.TAA05407@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 08 Dec 1997 19:59:14 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.971208194814.4746B-100000@dot.ishiboo.com>
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We have all the technology except for H.323 as for conferencing implementation WinX is way behind and for that matter so far for PCs FreeBSD is the preferred platform for doing audio/video/text conferencing 8) Cheers, Amancio > > > > One thing that would have really helped us out that I now see in the > > win95/Mac netscape and mickeysoft conferencing tools is the > > "blackboard" thing - you can scribble and write on a blackboard > > that is shared by all members of the conference. I don't think this is > > present in the Unix version of Netscape 4.0 though... Bummer. > > What? You don't like ASCII art?? :) > > > One thing is for certain, conferencing tools will almost certainly > > represent a pretty big market in the years to come. Especially once we > > start getting ADSL and cable modem rollouts so you can have an audio/video > > link happening. The FreeBSD project, IMHO, is a shining example of what > > can be accomplished through the Net, and the success is remarkable given > > the relatively primitive tools used! > > > If it doesn't already exist, an X conferencing tool certainly seems like > > a neat program "waiting to be created" by some spirited programmer > > out there! :-) > > Well, X11 has a pretty big advantage over the rest, since the format is > so standardized and networkable. Try setting a DISPLAY environment on NT. > > FreeBSD has all the tools: Bt948/QuickCam/etc drivers, vat/tel, X11, irc, > etc. All it needs is an API and some compression (sxpc?). The only > "feature" the commercial apps have is MMX compression, which does very > well for audio/video compression. Is MMX under NDA only? > > I know such a package would be a big value-add to FreeBSD workstations. > > Kevin >
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