Hello Firefox, this is Chrome calling
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Hello Firefox, this is Chrome calling
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#2Fantastic news. I feel like the basic videochat model we see in WebRTC demos is only the beginning of the possibilities here.
When all browsers support WebGL and WebRTC I'll be fascinated to see what people more creative than myself can create.
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#3Imagine how much more awesome this will be when we also have IPv6. We will have no more need for things like ICE [1], just direct point to point communication. Oh, and multicast for giant video chat sessions.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Connectivity_Establ...
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#6Well, it's encrypted, so that seems like a reasonable alternative to the potential of being spied upon when using Skype.
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#7Imagine how much more awesome this will be when we also have IPv6. We will have no more need for things like ICE [1], just direct point to point communication. Oh, and multicast for giant video chat sessions. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_Connectivity_Establ...
Multicast on the internet is a nice dream. Will it actually happen with IPv6? My understanding is there is a barrier to adoption — basically all routers involved need to be aware of the multicast initiation/join/leave protocol, and basically, there's a bunch of old hardware/software out there that isn't aware. Is all IPv6-capable hardware capable of this (given that IPv6 came out in ... 1998)?
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#8It's good to see this moving forward. A few questions need to be addressed in order for this to become really useful.
How is XMPP/Jingle supposed to work over WebRTC? I.e. in order for the browser to connect to a standalone VoIP client for example (think of implementing Google Talk plugin in pure JavaScript). From what it looks like, this can require some support for this scenario in XMPP servers (not unlike they need something to support XMPP over WebSockets). So this is really an important piece of the puzzle which needs to be ready.
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#9Fantastic news. I feel like the basic videochat model we see in WebRTC demos is only the beginning of the possibilities here. When all browsers support WebGL and WebRTC I'll be fascinated to see what people more creative than myself can create.
Chrome now has WebGL enabled for everyone that supports it, which is a big leap towards getting the majority of users on compatible browsers.
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#10Awesome technology but christ that conversation was awkward. Can't wait to play with it though.