Linux, online confrences, and IRC portals?

[Sean McMahon]

Ann, have you ever used something called teamtalk in linux?  I know they make a
port and it is also a talking conference type of software.  Can't say if it is
command-line based.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann K. Parsons" <akp at eznet.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 3:30 AM
Subject: OT: Linux, online confrences, and IRC portals?


> Hi Karen,
>
> Actually, a discussion of this kind is a worthy one for this list.  I
> don't know the technical details, but having explored the
> possibilities of using the TCConference software in Linux, I can
> understand your frustration.
>
> What client is this?  Who makes it?  Is it under the GPL?   These
> would be my first questions to ask.  If it's under the GPL, making a
> port would be easy.  If it isn't, then you got problems.   I
> understand that TCConference works in Linux, for example, but you must
> run X, and you must have a way to access it, either Gnome or something
> else.  Developers of TCConference haven't been exactly forthcoming
> about just how their client works in Linux.  These are problems I am
> facing.  I imagine you're in the same boat, though with a different
> software.
>
> I'd really like to see a discussion of this problem and how it gets
> solved.  So, I'm pleading for folks not to take it off-list.
>
> Ann P.
>
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