Re: Jitsi upgraded, fully operational again, features added

Echoing Brent and Drummond here, this is awesome work, thanks to the Manu
and the DB team!

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On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 6:28 PM Drummond Reed <drummond.reed@evernym.com>
wrote:

> +1. Manu, you and the Digital Bazaar team deserve high honors for all your
> work on this (and the other volunteers who have helped too).
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 7:49 PM Brent Shambaugh <brent.shambaugh@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Awesome! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication Manu. You never
>> cease to amaze me.
>>
>> -Brent Shambaugh
>>
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>>
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 4:23 PM Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> The Jitsi bridge was fixed a few days ago, but we were only able to do a
>>> scale/diversity test today. The scale/diversity test today was
>>> successful. All systems nominal.
>>>
>>> The W3C CCG Jitsi system should be fully operational again:
>>>
>>> * Dialing in via phone works
>>>
>>> * Dialing in via Chrome 84-87 works on Mac, Linux, Android,
>>>   iPhone, and Windows. The browser-based client also now
>>>   works from mobile phone browsers.
>>>
>>> * Dialing in from behind aggressive corporate/government/home
>>>   firewalls seems to work.
>>>
>>> In addition to getting our old capabilities back, the following upgrades
>>> have been made as well:
>>>
>>> * Storage upgraded to archive 2+ years of meeting audio and
>>>   video (every year of archive costs us roughly $35/year,
>>>   which is quite affordable).
>>>
>>> * Added a EU dial-in number... well, specifically a UK dial in
>>>   number, what could go wrong? :P (we can get a number
>>>   in the actual EU if this creates issues for people dialing
>>>   in): +44 161 519 4762
>>>
>>> * Removed the annoying wooshing sound when chat channel is
>>>   closed and scribe is scribing.
>>>
>>> * Real-time moderator granting so Chairs can anoint deputies
>>>   during a call to deal with insurrections (or just, you know,
>>>   help them with the call).
>>>
>>> * Real-time password protection to protect against Zoom
>>>   raiding / Zoombombing (this is a feature that Zoom does not
>>>   have - we can lock a room and share passwords in real time
>>>   in IRC and only with the people we trust).
>>>
>>> * Real-time streaming to YouTube for large gatherings
>>>   (300+ people)
>>>
>>> * Streaming of 4K video if your upstream/downstream supports
>>>   it.
>>>
>>> I'm considering a test this Friday for the broader community if folks
>>> are interested in taking the new system out for a spin. I'll shoot for
>>> 11am ET. Will send an invite out to the mailing list.
>>>
>>> -- manu
>>>
>>> --
>>> Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/
>>> Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc.
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>>> https://tinyurl.com/veres-one-launches
>>>
>>>

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