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Hey, I like the idea of trying to make remote more seamless, it's certainly a need. Looks like nice work so far. I do agree with some of the other comments that some folks would like a "knock" type feature to give a warning, clearly you get the concern from your gif. Keep it up and personally I think it's great to see more options for this.
People use Zoom because it's really reliable, not because it's "seamless." I've been in the middle of nowhere in South Africa and could use a 3G connection on my phone to speak to people in Germany and the United States at the same time and it was reliable and useable.
Not sure if this app supports it or not, but it would be very useful with a 5 second warning before being thrown into a video call. I could see all kinds of embarrassing moments happening otherwise.
It would be better to not have video running by default. People can drop in to talk over audio and request to switch over audio if necessary. I honestly prefer the push to talk approach for audio too. It is always better to have explicit user consent at every audio and/or video session. Accidents happen.
When using linux, everything is "more seamless" than Zoom. This company hates linux users, everything is broken and requires root user to even start.
There is Jitsi ( https://jitsi.org and https://meet.jit.si ) which does not need any login - this is really seamless.
I've tried the following in the last few weeks (and several more, but I forget the names): jitsi, cisco jabber, cisco webex, google hangouts, google meet. Jitsi is definitely the best that I've tried. Jabber is OK, webex is a complete joke, the google ones are OK. The failure mode for a lot of these services seems to be crappy centralized routing infrastructure. I have way more than enough bandwidth to support like 1…
There is Jitsi ( https://jitsi.org and https://meet.jit.si ) which does not need any login - this is really seamless.
My only question is how the company behind Jitsi plans to monetise things. This wasn't answered in their FAQ - anyone here know?
In person, I have an open door policy with my students. If my door is open, it generally means I'm available to talk with them. Since all of our instruction has moved online, I'm adopting a virtual open door policy. I have a camera pointed at my door. If that door is open, students know I am there and if they announce themselves, I "let them in" by turning the camera around. When I'm in a meeting, I mute the audio an…
Pass.
I hope others find it useful, though