[liberationtech] So there is no good video-conferencing solution, but what is everyone at LT using? (LT Digest, Vol 53, Issue 1)

[Yosem Companys]

Thank you. Very much appreciated.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 12:13 PM Robert Mathews (OSIA) <mathews at hawaii.edu>
wrote:

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>
> On 6/29/20 11:48 AM, Yosem Companys <yosem at techlantis.com>
> <yosem at techlantis.com> wrote:
>
> I do not know why it did not occur to me before, but Zak just told me, why
> don't we just ask you directly what you all use for video conferencing?
>
> We are all struggling here trying to find the best solution, a holy grail
> of sorts, perhaps one of you has already found it?
>
> Thank you,
> Yosem
>
>
> *Dear Yosem:*   Since I am subscribed to the Digest Version of LT.,
> therefore, I am only now able to get to this message and the question you
> have placed forward for all to consider.
>
> I believe that the questions I am about to pose to you and the members of
> this list, will be beneficial to consider, as painful as such
> consideration(s) may be.  After all, if the specific task before you/us is
> to simply understand who is the "winner" of the Video-Conferencing tool'
> popularity contest, a generic search might reveal such a listing, as it
> evidently does at the following two sites.  They are:
> https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/video-conferencing-software/  AND
> https://sourceforge.net/software/web-conferencing/
>
> But, is the general desire to understand by popularity, what one's
> 'choice' tool should be, even among the list members here?    I have been
> asked the very question you have posed -- so frequently in the past 2
> months that I have lost count of the number of queries in total.  Yet, in
> my mind, the answer has always been the same.
>
> What is YOUR personal/organizational NEED (requirement(s) to be met), and
> what is the budget associated with this requirement?
>
> Allow me to present the following thoughts.  My assessment is:
>
> While reviewing options, even when firmly 'intentioned' & 'motivated'
> toward making 'a' choice for personal or organizational use, the
> fulfillment requirement(s) can,
>
> 1) extend beyond:
>     1a) the (announced) "feature-set" (is the "feature" beneficial to me
> and my org)
>     1b) the popularity of 'a' tool
>     1c) the popularity of 'a' vendor (beyond any successful marketing on
> their sales or support prowess)
>
> 2) BE cost driven:
>     2a) monthly costs
>     2b) yearly costs
>     2c) # of seats
>     2d) support costs
>
> 3) BE driven by USER literacy & their technical competence
>     3a) ease of use
>     3b) user configurability
>     3c) ease of technical integration & interoperability
>
> 4) OTHER operational considerations (too long to list.... too little time)
>     4a) reliability
>     4b) security ... etc ... etc... etc...
>
> It is also a personal assessment, that, *the tool that I personally
> DESIRE (technically and operationally), DOES NOT exist.*  In our
> organization, we utilize a variety of tools to meet a variety of
> communications needs.   *One TOOL, and one CONFIGURATION, has not
> serviced all our needs.*  This is true at the personal level too.
>
> Hopefully, this will help with careful considerations - one must allot to
> this important question.
>
> All the best.
> --
>
>
> *Dr. Robert Mathews, D.Phil. Principal Technologist & **Distinguished
> Senior Research Scholar*
> *Office of Scientific Inquiry & Applications (OSIA)*
> *University of Hawai'i*
>
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