{"id":7162,"date":"2020-05-04T11:55:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T09:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2020-05-04T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T09:55:39","slug":"avoid-gotowebinar-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2020\/05\/04\/avoid-gotowebinar-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid gotowebinar.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Just avoit them<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In these times of lock-down many conference and “webinar” solutions have blossomed. Some are based on free-as-in-freedom software, most are using widespread standard such as WebRTC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A small number of them are either proprietary software or use non-standard implementation of standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora workstations I’ve been able to work with almost all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I wanted to follow a webinar organized by the italian branch of BASF on fiber-reinforced concrete pavings.<\/a> It uses gotowebinar.com. I put it simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid gotowebinar.com. There are better alternatives<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In these times of lock-down many conference and “webinar” solutions have blossomed. Some are based on free-as-in-freedom software, most are using widespread standard such as WebRTC. A small number of them are either proprietary software or use non-standard implementation of standard. Using Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora workstations I’ve been able to work with almost all…<\/p>\n

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