[LGM] g+ hangouts on air

[Jon Nordby]

On 19 November 2013 23:33, Dave Crossland <dave at lab6.com> wrote:
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> On 19 November 2013 13:55, Jon Nordby <jononor at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > that's been the case at all previous meetings?
>>
>> We generally get the stuff recorded (by professionals even!)
>
>
> That's precisely my point - we get stuff recorded _with proprietary
> software_ and we _do not_ live stream it, and it often takes
> days/weeks/months for the recordings to get published.
>
> Google Hangouts on Air does live streaming and publishing within hours,
> support CC licensing, and may work with free software (chromiumOS)?

There seems to be several points raised.
1) a want for live streaming (not just recording)
2) the time from recording to published video
3) the use of non-free software

I am personally fine with the way things have been handled up until
now, so I don't have much of an opinion on these matters, as long as
it gets done.
But, I would like to point out that Google Hangouts is an entirely
proprietary service, and so I do not see how it helps anything at all
with point 3.

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Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com