Software Freedom Day: Hunt for Skype alternatives

[Mike Dupont]

Mumble anyone? seems to work very well. is FLOSS,
mike

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Sam Tuke <samtuke at fsfe.org> wrote:

> Hello all, this Saturday Free Software activists will determine the easiest
> ways of chatting using Free Software audio and video programs. We'll be
> testing out a variety of applications, including Pidgin, Empathy, and
> Kopete.
>
> The core group of testers will be in Madlab Hackerspace in Manchester, but
> *anyone can participate* - join the #FSFE IRC channel on Freenode to find
> people to test chatting with, and see what still needs testing (email
> manchester at lists.fsfe.org if you need help getting access to IRC).
>
> The aim is to publish the results as a compatibility chart that will show
> at a
> glance the easiest way to chat. As many Free Software users still use Skype
> due to confusion surrounding Free Software alternatives, our research will
> hopefully be very useful to a variety of individuals and organisations.
>
> *Activity outline*
>
> - Testing takes place on 15.09.12 at 14.00-17.00 UK time (15.00-18.00 CEST)
> - Use a grid of Free Software chat programs for collecting our findings
> - Test as many chat clients as possible (eg. Pidgin, Psi)
> - For each combination of programs test whether voice chat and video
>   works (people without webcams can still test voice chat)
>
> *Optional additional tests*
>
> - Try connecting to other people at madlab, and also try
>   connecting to people in other countries
> - Test the Free Software clients with different operating
>   systems if people bring them installed on laptops
> - Test different versions of chat clients (not just the latest release)
>
> *Requirements*
>
> - Bring your own laptop (some older laptops will be available to borrow)
> - Your laptop should have either a built in microphone, a separate
> microphone,
>   or mic headset
>
> *Optional Requirements*
>
> - Built in, or stand-alone webcam
>
> Three separate Free Software and GNU/Linux groups will be meeting in
> MadLab on
> Saturday: Manchester FSFE Fellowship Group, Manchester Free Software, and
> ManLUG. Other activities will likely be available in addition to chat
> testing,
> so feel free to come along and see what you fancy.
>
> MadLab event page:
> http://madlab.org.uk/content/fsfe-manchester-free-software-
> and-manlug/
>
> "See" you there (one way or another :) ),
>
> Sam.
> --
> Sam Tuke
> Campaign Manager
> Free Software Foundation Europe
> IM : samtuke at jabber.fsfe.org
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