[chapter-delegates] RE2: Reminder: Tsunami Alert Network : (IM Client for tomorrow)

[Andreu Vea']

Dear Franck,

You-re very welcome to connect and use the IM client that you prefer.

But as I said to this list, I don-t want to start another (never-ending)
discussion about the "best" IM client... And never less than 24h before we
start our meeting. This only would bring confussion, to the people who is
their first time with messenger.

Time and experience with groups bigger than 20 people chatting concurrently
will tell us which is the most convenient.

Due Yahoo Messenger its free, multiplatform tested by millions of people who
use it daily and it is multilanguage I picked this IM client for our monthly
meetings. And this will be the one which will Host our meeting tomorrow.

Specially the video codecs (much more efficient) is what made me decide.


I've tested Gaim, after your kind message, and I have seen that has nice
features, (multi/protocol) that will allow you to connect (only text)
tomorrow with us. But not using any video device. Not supported. And the
attach/file feature must be still improved.

So as I said, use the IM client that best fit your needs (Gaim, Trillian,
Miranda, Qnext, Integrity Messenger...)
The idea is that all those who have webcam, can use it. Otherwise you can
add your picture. So we can see "our faces" while talking. 

"Conceptually" I totally agree with the spirit of your suggestion, I'm an
open/source oriented. But for this kind of events where installation must be
easy and nothing can't fail, I prefer (and I've tested more) Yahoo IM.

If you've an open source solution, with real-time video, multiplatform,
multilingual and tested with more than 20 simultaneous users, please write
me privately and we'll discuss about changing for future meetings.

But let's focus on the "Topic of the meeting" the Tsunami Alert Network and
not in the bearer of our information.
Franck, I look forward to see you in the meeting. 

		andreu
 


-----Mensaje original-----
De: Franck Martin [mailto:franck at sopac.org] 
Enviado el: lunes, 28 de marzo de 2005 21:08
Para: Baker Fred
CC: andreu at veabaro.info; lroberts at packet.cc;
chapter-delegates at lists.isoc.org; 'Michael R Nelson'; jd at isoc-es.org;
kahn at cnri.reston.va.us; 'Lynn St.Amour'; 'Vinton G. Cerf'
Asunto: Re: [chapter-delegates] Re: Reminder: Tsunami Alert Network : more
necessary than ever

While Yahoo messenger is a good piece of propietary software, shouldn't we
use something that follows an RFC?

Like jabber for instance to do all the online meetings.

This is what APNIC does, and I think ISOC should use protocols/open
standards promoted by IETF.

gaim.sourceforge.net has a jabber client for Linux and Windows.

Cheers

Baker Fred wrote:

> On Yahoo, I am FredBakerSBA
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Andreu Vea' wrote:
>
>> After 3 months today (Monday 16:00h GMT) Indonesia trembled again 
>> with  a terrible 8.2 Richter earthquake.
>>  Our long time ago scheduled meeting will be more opportunistic than 
>> ever.
>>  
>> This note is to remind you that:
>>  
>> After the great success of our last real-time meeting I look to see 
>> you tomorrow (Tuesday)  we'll discuss and learn about the "Tsunami 
>> Alert Network" with Fred Baker (co-author of the Draft)
>>  
>> Looking forward to have our chapter delegate in Indonesia (Jakarta) 
>> Irwan Effendi online to give us a real
>>  
>> MEETING DETAILS:
>> -----------------------------------
>> -8<------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> -
>>     Date: Tuesday, March the 29th
>>     Time: 12h (noon) Pacific Time, 15h (Eastern US Time)  Spain 22h
>> (GMT+1)
>>     Topic: "Tsunami Alert Network"
>>     Invited Guest Star this month  ;-)   ::   Fred Baker (Co-author 
>> of  the draft, and Cisco Fellow)
>>     Status : Confirmed
>>  
>> NOTE: Attention European countries changed the hour this week, US 
>> will  do it next Sunday.
>>                 Follow the examples, if any doubt just drop me a note.
>>              
>>             
>>   ---------
>> -8<------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> ---------------------------
>>  
>> RECOMMENDED: 
>>  
>> If you didn't attend the "testing-tools meeting" two weeks ago, 
>> please  let me know your yahoo ID till 5 minutes before the meeting 
>> start  time, so I'll invite and add you to the conference room.
>>  
>> To the rest of us,
>>  
>> Add to your Yahoo Messenger http://messenger.yahoo.com private list 
>> the following IDs from other  Delegates  (Click here):
>>  
>> [HTML]   
>> http://www.veabaro.info/stanford/wiwiw/isoc/2005-03-15-ISOC-DELEGATES
>> -
>> FIRST-MEETING.htm
>>  
>> [PDF]    
>> http://www.veabaro.info/stanford/wiwiw/isoc/2005-03-15-ISOC-DELEGATES
>> -
>> FIRST-MEETING-2.pdf
>>  
>>  
>> Save it in a proper place, (the content of this link will be removed 
>> in few days)
>>  
>>         andreu
>>  
>> NOTE: The solely purpose of these monthly meetings, is to know more 
>> between us (the ISOC-chapter-delegates micro-community) and our 
>> different realities in order to strength our relationships and be 
>> able  to inter-cooperate between chapters in the future.
>>  
>> I copied Vint,  Bob, Larry and a few others in order to let them know  
>> that if they want to participate they will be more than welcomed. But  
>> knowing how dense are their calendars... don't need to excuse if they  
>> can't make it. Is Just FYI.
>>   
>>  
>> Andreu Vea'  Ph.D.
>> Internet Research Scholar
>> Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
>> andreu at veabaro.info  /  andreu at stanford.edu http://WiWiW.org (Who is 
>> Who in the Internet world) VP  ISOC-ES (Spain) and ISOC-CAT 
>> co-founder.
>>  
>

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