GnomeMeeting
GnomeMeeting in a call
Maintainer:	Damien Sandras
Latest release:	1.2.2 / September 6, 2005
OS:	Linux
Genre:	Video conferencing
License:	GPL
Website: http://www.gnomemeeting.org/

GnomeMeeting is an open source VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME. It is based on the OpenH323 library and primarily uses the H.323 protocol, although support for SIP is in development. It supports many audio and video codecs, and is interoperable with Microsoft NetMeeting. Image File history File links GnomeMeeting This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software. ... Software maintenance is one of the activities in software engineering, and is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... Damien Sandras (b. ... A software release is to create a new version of the system or program and release it to the user community. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In computing, an operating system (aka, OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... Tux is the official Linux mascot. ... A software genre is a classification of software by its common function, type or topic. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Groupware | Telecommunications stubs ... A software license is a type of proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... IP Telephony, also called Internet telephony, is the technology that makes it possible to have a telephone conversation over the Internet or a dedicated Internet Protocol (IP) network instead of dedicated voice transmission lines. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Groupware | Telecommunications stubs ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation. ... The OpenH323 project goal is developing a full featured, open source (GPL) implementation of the H.323 VoIP protocols. ... H.323 is an umbrella recommendation from the ITU-T, that defines the protocols to provide audio-visual communication sessions on any packet network. ... Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a protocol developed by the IETF MMUSIC Working Group and proposed standard for initiating, modifying, and terminating an interactive user session that involves multimedia elements such as video, voice, instant messaging, online games, and virtual reality. ... This article or section should be merged with Video teleconference A videoconference is a live connection between people in separate locations for the purpose of communication, usually involving audio and often text as well as video. ...

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Features

• Integration:
  • LDAP and ILS directories registration and browsing
  • Integration with Novell Evolution so that contacts are shared between both programs
  • ZeroConf (Apple Bonjour) support
  • External configuration with GConf, including ability for administrators to block some settings
  • Device auto-detection, including:
    • OSS and ALSA soundcard support, through plugins
    • Video4linux and FireWire camera support, through plugins

• User interface:
  • Addressbook with speed dials and H.323/callto URLs
  • Dialpad
  • Advanced call history
  • Full-screen videoconferencing
  • In call Instant-Apply support for Settings
  • Auto Answer and Do Not Disturb modes

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Future

At the moment, Gnomemeeting 2 is under development, with heavy rewrite of the networking part and it will support SIP. It also gets a new name: Ekiga. Many other improvments included, too much to write them here all. Details will follow, once released. See the Blog entry in the External Links section for more info.

External links

• GnomeMeeting Website
• Get to know GnomeMeeting
• Blog entry announcing GnomeMeeting/Ekiga 2