[TriLUG] Open/Open Source WebEx alternatives

[Robert Dale]

We've been using dimdim with some success.  Their open source version
is lacking and further behind the commercial version.

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Robert Dale

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Abhi Muthiyan <abhivm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Try DimDim. Based on open source, it is free. http://www.dimdim.com/
> Allows presentations and remote control of desktops. Works well with Ubuntu
> and Firefox.
> It suppports chat, tele conferencing and recording. Does almost everything
> that WebEX meeting center does.
>
> I used DimDim to configure my brother in law's laptop. He is a dentist (not
> a geek) in UK. Starting the meeting and sharing of desktop was only a few
> minutes. When I use webex, the same process takes a long time.
>
> Response time to my clicks on his laptop was decent (probably slower than
> WebEX would be).
>
> :-)abhi
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Tarus Balog <tarus at opennms.org> wrote:
>
>> Gang:
>>
>> Does anyone know of a cheap/open/open source alternative to WebEx?
>>
>> -T
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Robert Dale