[Cialug] The question of Remote viewing of LUG meetings

[David Champion]

Hmm... given the number of silly names our group uses on IRC/Slack chat, I
think you'll find it "fun" to police a list of users on Discord. It's
almost like we attract a bunch of nerds or something. :)

How about google hangouts? IMHO it works really well for group video chat.

-dc


On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 12:37 PM Matt <matt at itwannabe.com> wrote:

> I was wondering, would it be possible to set the meeting up so that it
> could be heard over something like Discord?  You'd at least then be able
> to have a good level of control over who hears the meeting, so that
> people who don't like the idea of being recorded would know who (at
> least, assuming you only allowed people whose Discord usernames you
> know) was attending the virtual side of the meeting.  I know Discord has
> a Linux client, so it should be able to be used by anyone on any OS who
> wanted to listen, or even participate, remotely.
>
> I'm not sure what the story is with Discord and video.  I know you can
> create inline youtube links in the Discord text channels, but I'm not
> sure if that would be helpful for the slides.  You could always use a
> separate video streaming/screen share program for those.
>
> Personally, I'd prefer to be able to participate, rather than just
> listen to a recording or livestream.
>
> -- Matt (N0BOX)
>
> On 9/19/2019 9:27 PM, Hakan E. Duran wrote:
> > I am one of those who live outside the Des Moines area and would
> > appreciate any sharing, let that be limited to slides, screen capture or
> > presenter-crowd interactions, or all :). I would prefer any platform
> > really. I would appreciate any of the above and would understand if the
> > consensus is to not record/share/broadcast.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Hakan
> >
> > On 19/09/18 11:41, Will wrote:
> >> I know in the Philly Linux Users Group we often record. Two of our
> members
> >> volunteer to record and post. If the presenter wishes to not be recorded
> >> for any reason or lack there of, the recording is not made. The only
> part
> >> of our meetings that are recorded are the presentations. Slide decks
> can be
> >> made available optionally in our group as well.
> >>
> >> I hope this helps as this LUG as it's being discussed.
> >>
> >> -Will C
> >>
> >> On Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 11:31 Andrew Denner<linux-list at upeke.com>  wrote:
> >>
> >>> There have been requests to have either a live stream of our meeting or
> >>> record it for several people who live outside of the Des Moines area.
> >>> Others have expressed concern/dislike of being recorded.
> >>>
> >>> I see three possible options and am willing to obey the wisdom of the
> >>> masses. (We can also discuss this issue further at the meeting
> tonight) All
> >>> of these options would be subject to change at the request of the
> presenter
> >>> and attendees
> >>>
> >>> 1.) Don't make any recording/live stream. This is self explanatory.
> >>> 2.) Record and post
> >>>          a.) Video Camera in back of room, better captures presenter
> and
> >>> crowd interactions, send slide deck out separately. This would miss any
> >>> demos
> >>>          b.) Screen capture only in something like google hangouts via
> >>> youtube. This would miss any room interactions but better capture
> screen
> >>> stuff
> >>> 3.) Live stream only on a platform like google hangouts (if so what
> >>> platform, or are there good FOSS options) This would help address the
> >>> concerns while still allowing for remote access.
> >>>
> >>> What do people think?
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