free-rtc November 2015

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[Free-RTC] FOSDEM Real-Time Lounge / stands / demos
by Daniel Pocock 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

(please reply to the Free-RTC list[1] only) As in previous years, we hope to have a real-time lounge adjacent to the stands in the K building at FOSDEM For those unfamiliar with the space, here is a photo looking in to the lounge: https://xmpp.org/2012/03/fosdem-2012-report/ and here is a photo looking out of the lounge area (in the opposite direction of the first photo): http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BfZv_9mIQAEMaM0.jpg (can anybody share more photo links?) The area is quite large, we can fit 3 or 4 tables and maybe 10 or more banners (hanging or free-standing) could be placed around the walls. In previous years we have also collaborated with some other stands, for example, we had a Debian laptop running Jitsi Meet on the Debian stand, linking to a private wifi in the lounge itself. This is a win-win scenario for the RTC community and other projects. I'd like to use this email thread to ask people to express interest in the lounge, make suggestions or offer resources. The XMPP community already has a wiki about FOSDEM and this is probably the easiest way to keep track of everybody who would like to participate in the lounge, so please also add your name and project details on the wiki: http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/FOSDEM_2016 Can anybody from the XMPP community comment on wiki access rights/account creation? 1. https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/free-rtc

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[Free-RTC] Paris visit, events December 2016
by Daniel Pocock 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

I'll be visiting Paris for one or both of these events: TADHack (12 - 13 December) http://tadhack.com/2015/tadhack-mini-paris/ WebRTC expo (16-18 December) http://uppersideconferences.com/webrtc/ Is anybody else in Paris interested in attending either event or aware of any other local groups with an interest in free software and free communications who may want to do some evening activity on 14 or 15 December perhaps? Would anybody else know of organizations who may want to contribute sponsorship funds to TADHack? Sponsors can specify challenges for participants, e.g. to produce some feature as an open source solution that will be reusable. Regards, Daniel

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[Free-RTC] Free-RTC in the FOSDEM Fringe?
by Daniel Pocock 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

FOSDEM are proposing to publish a calendar of events around FOSDEM as the FOSDEM Fringe. Some groups (e.g. XMPP) have traditionally had a summit or other event in the days before FOSDEM. Would there be any interest in a general summit on RTC on the day before FOSDEM, maybe the whole day or just half a day?

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[Free-RTC] [CFP] reminder! FOSDEM RTC dev-room talks: deadline Friday
by Daniel Pocock 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Reminder: speaker's deadline this Friday, 27 November at 23:59 UTC We have already received several really exciting talk proposals but there is still time for people to propose talks or encourage friends or colleagues to speak. Many other dev-rooms also have a deadline in the next few days and if your topic is applicable to more than one dev-room, you are welcome to make more than one submission. Please contact us or put a note in the memo field at the top of the talk proposal if you do that. All projects are encouraged to consider making a lightning talk too, it is an excellent opportunity to get exposure for your project: even though you only have 15 minutes, it can be a much larger and more diverse audience than in some dev-rooms. For full details, please see the call for papers: http://danielpocock.com/fosdem-2016-free-rtc-dev-room-and-lounge We invite all potential speakers and participants to discuss the selection process and other aspects of FOSDEM on the Free-RTC mailing list: https://lists.fsfe.org/mailman/listinfo/free-rtc

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[Free-RTC] an easy way to help: link to planets
by Daniel Pocock 14 Nov '15

14 Nov '15

Hi all, For anybody who would like to contribute a couple of minutes to helping promote Free RTC, please consider linking to one or more of the planet sites from your own web site or blog: http://planet.jabber.org/ (XMPP) http://planet.sip5060.net/ (SIP) http://planet.sip5060.net/es/ (SIP - Spanish) http://planet.opentelecoms.org/ (misc) Please also feel free to suggest new blogs that should be syndicated on the planet sites. Regards, Daniel

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[Free-RTC] list of communities using SIP or XMPP?
by Daniel Pocock 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

It would be interesting to make a list of free software communities who have their own SIP and/or XMPP So far I'm aware of the following: debian.org: SIP and XMPP gnome.org: XMPP fsfe.org: XMPP on jabber.fsfe.org fedoraproject.org: SIP on fedrtc.org Is anybody aware of others? Does anybody have a list of domains for communities involved in free software so I could write a script to scan them for SRV records for SIP and XMPP? Where could we publish such a list, maybe a wiki or something else?

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[Free-RTC] SIP and XMPP in universities
by Daniel Pocock 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

The Internet and federated email largely started in universities and research organizations. I've regularly had contact from people in higher education expressing interest in having SIP or XMPP and frustration that only Skype seems to work. Yet it seems that the decision makers in these organizations continue to move very slowly, renewing support contracts on antiquated PBX systems rather than asking their IT department to put in SIP and XMPP. Is anybody aware of any initiatives to change this situation? For example, I heard that authorities in France told universities not to trust Skype but didn't really offer a firm alternative. Does anybody know of universities that have gone live with SIP or XMPP? Can anybody suggest any mailing lists where this could be discussed? So far I've come across: ACM SIG UCCS: http://www.siguccs.org/ Given the sharp impact of austerity in some countries, I can't help thinking that there are some campuses that would seriously look at dumping the annual support contract for their phone system and consolidating on improved IT infrastructure, with SIP and XMPP running as services just like email.

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[Free-RTC] Choosing a license for RTC Quick Start book
by Francesco Poli 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Hello! In <http://danielpocock.com/rtc-quick-start-becoming-a-book-now-in-beta> I read: "Which is the best license to choose to engage contributors and translators and ensure the long term success of the project?" My own recommendations are: • GNU GPL v2 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt> if you want a license with copyleft • Expat/MIT <http://www.jclark.com/xml/copying.txt> if you prefer a simple permissive non-copyleft license I hope this may help the copyright owner(s) for this book in choosing a good and widely used DFSG-free license. Bye. -- http://www.inventati.org/frx/ There's not a second to spare! To the laboratory! ..................................................... Francesco Poli . GnuPG key fpr == CA01 1147 9CD2 EFDF FB82 3925 3E1C 27E1 1F69 BFFE

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[Free-RTC] RTC spam?
by Simon Josefsson 10 Nov '15

10 Nov '15

Hi. I'm operating my own xmpp/jabber server since a few months ago, and I have began receiving spam. This seems like a generic problem affecting anyone operating open/federated xmpp/jabber servers. Are there any guidelines on how to configure free software xmpp server to deal with spam? Are there any DNS-based xmpp spam blacklists available? How do the existing larger free xmpp communities (FedRTC, debian.org) deal with spam? I assume SIP have the same concern, are there any efforts in that community to deal with spam? /Simon

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[Free-RTC] suggesting speakers for FOSDEM?
by Daniel Pocock 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Hi all, While we've sent out a call for participation and we are hoping to receive applications from speakers, it is also possible for people to suggest speakers who we can contact and invite. So if there is a particular developer who you would like to see in the RTC dev-room, feel free to ask them to apply or send me their name and some details about why you are nominating them and I will try to contact them. Regards, Daniel

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