Brett Sheffield
To my utter astonishment, the NGI Outreach Office just declared all Open Source conferencing software as unfit for purpose.
"Following the technical problems and limitations we encountered when trying to use the open-source BigBlueButton software, we have decided to revert to a
proven commercial solution, ZOOM. We are fully aware that this technical choice is not fully in line with some of the values promoted by the NGI initiative..."
Brett Sheffield
@paolo @onepict I think it's pretty clear they aren't interested in a solution. The trainer is used to Zoom. If they'd just said "due to the technical issues yesterday the next session will be held on Zoom. We're sorry about this and we're working with the BBB folks to resolve the issues" I'd understand, but the language in the email said that no FOSS or European software was suitable, unlike a "proven commercial solution" like Zoom.
It wasn't just what was said, but how it was said.
Brett Sheffield
@meena Congrats on newly found freedom. Any thoughts on what you'll do next yet?
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