Overview

The big goal: Allow anyone to telecommute to our meetings and join in.

Goals

• Using existing technology to at least broadcast our meetings.

Technologies

Available technologies:

• Asterisk (meeting rooms; audio only)
• video4l - The biggest problem is bandwidth.
• http://www.thora.org - Patent-free video codecs
• http://www.videolan.org/ - Streaming video
• http://www.shoutcast.com/ - audio
• VNC2SWF - local video recording

Comments and Discussion

Status: This sorta fell through the cracks. (The cracks being upgrading liberty, a death in the family, overseas travel, and an aging brain.)

However, if there no objections, I'm ready to start installing Asterisk on liberty. Please let me know of any reasons this should not be done within the next week or so.

-- BruceDawson - 17 Jan 2008

That sounds like a great idea! I'd like the ability to turn on recordings, although we may want to use another podcasting network to distribute the audio rather than imposing on MV's generous hosting of our server.

-- TedRoche - 06 Oct 2007

My current plan is to install Asterisk on the GNHLUG server, and set up a few "meeting rooms" that people can call into and listen/talk with other people also dialed into it. The various chapter chairs will be given "management" access codes.

I might turn on recording too - depending on available disk space.

This will allow people to remotely join in a meeting while its happening, and store the audio portion for posterity.

Questions/Comments?

-- BruceDawson - 05 Oct 2007