Explain more of this Jitsi, sounds interesting for my business
Comment on Discord going public. Plz help a future refugee.
msage@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Way too few mentions of Jitsi.
I use it with friends, it has good server config, and I’m pushing it on businesses.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
msage@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
It’s voice and video calling with chat and screensharing. I intend to use it for a language school. It’s extendable, for instance you can also self-host a whiteboard, where everyone can draw. You can see the drawing in real time, which is good for asian languages, where direction of the stroke is important.
Free, open-source, packaged in Debian, runs without issues, used it with friends for multi-hour voice chats during gaming nights.
On the server you can configure things like FPS for screenshare. I have yet to adjust that and try streaming video/game through it.
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
This does sound extremely useful and good.
I’d say the only issues software like this have is there’s a lack of beginners guides to self hosting, so people either know too little and instantly have their server botted / hacked, or know enough to be too paranoid and afraid to set up their own server because they know of the risks.
As for me though, I’ll probably look into implementing this and play around with it for our DnD group first.
msage@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
That sounds great, let me know how it works for you.
nammi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
they are owned by a Nasdaq-listed company. does that not the defeat the purpose when OP is trying to avoid Wall Street-ownership?
cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Discord is a completely proprietary walled-garden that bans third-party clients to maintain full control AND (soon) has Wall-Street-ownership.
Jitsi is open-source built with multiple open protocols BUT has Wall-Street-ownership.
Neither is great, but these are two distinctly different situations.
msage@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Just self-host it? It’s open-source, that will last you a lifetime.