Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:33:33 -0500 From: Joe Nosay <superbisquit@gmail.com> To: Niklas Enbom <niklas.enbom@webrtc.org> Cc: ports <ports@freebsd.org>, Jan Linden <jan.linden@webrtc.org>, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>, chromium@freebsd.org, gecko@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Making WebRTC available for FreeBSD Message-ID: <CA%2BWntOsk36cUcrHe-B1H_Eps773-_9FdqGtgUQB7nPpfZtQ5Lg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHzHjDP9PhT%2B=qfdzBJ-snEKRriXAhKg2Oc9YLKRBC7BDc6Cag@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BWntOuY7E%2B__KVPP%2BHJ6QjT6YhAa0rFfFPROFrcfyDmTLRHXA@mail.gmail.com> <CAHzHjDP9PhT%2B=qfdzBJ-snEKRriXAhKg2Oc9YLKRBC7BDc6Cag@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Niklas Enbom <niklas.enbom@webrtc.org>wrote: > Hey guys, not sure what this refers to. The G+ post talks about porting > the gtalk plugin to freeBSD. WebRTC is an effort in the opposite direction > (no plugins needed). Afaik there is a Chromium build for freeBSD that > should support WebRTC (unless it's disabled at build). > > Niklas > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:14 PM, Joe Nosay <superbisquit@gmail.com> wrote: > >> https://plus.google.com/110946378055202199166/posts/8iTsSCatk4x >> >> The process has been started : >> http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=44691 >> >> Dependencies needed- referenced in "howto" and webrtc dependencies: >> libbrlapi from brltty. >> >> >> Benefits: Native client and sever side of WebRTC applications for FreeBSD >> and possibly other BSDs. >> Eliminated dependency for Linuixlator based applications thus cutting >> down on hardware resource use. >> Eliminated need for other simulated and emulated programs to run Skype or >> other voice-and-video binaries. I.e. Wine, VirtualBox, qemu, et cetera, et >> al. >> >> Since it is known that Sony's PS4 uses FreeBSD as the basis for its OS, >> WebRTC could be implemented as a native application on the platform/console >> thus allowing users to communicater in real time while gaming. >> >> >> Why am I proposing this? >> 1. Adrian Chadd asked on Google+ and nowhere else. I decided to bring his >> proposal to the public and attempt an initial starting phase. >> 2. Users would not be limited to having only a few selected operating >> systems at their disposal. Developers could easily communicate with each >> other. >> 3. Real time sharing/viewing of conventions. This would give the >> community another window into the development of FreeBSD. >> 4. Companies such as IxSystems and Sony would be able to contact >> develoers while simultaneously working on a FreeBSD/FreeBSD_based system. >> 5. FreeBSD developers would be able to give feedback on the development >> of WebRTC sources. >> >> >> >> Being that I am limited on resources, is it possible that others could >> take over what was started? >> >> >> >> >> > How is it implemented at build time?
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