[olug] Thursday night Ekiga Meet-Ups

[Brian Roberson]

Damn, I just missed it... I will try next Thursday. I was ready to get  
my über sip Linux talk on too :) I get to play with a LOT of telephony  
at work, so this interests me greatly by bringing it all together....  
Maybe next time


On Apr 16, 2009, at 7:16 PM, markt9 <virtuallug.com at gmail.com> wrote:

> For me, on Ubuntu or Debian, Ekiga was already installed.  I have a
> Logitech 350 USB headset that worked right out of the box.  I did a
> couple test calls after signing up with Ekiga and joined the  
> BerkeleyTIP
> one Saturday afternoon a couple of months ago.
>
> I was so amazed at how well it worked, I wanted to try to get a  
> regular
> night to do it, when my wife would try to keep the kids down to a  
> dull roar.
>
> We usually have 3 to 5 people.  Many fail not having a microphone, and
> sometimes open mics get annoying.
>
> I find the quality of Linux related topics to be excellent, but they  
> are
> really all off the cuff, and usually suggestions of what to try.
>
> Its been getting slow, so I thought I'd try to drum up some excitement
> somewhere.....so of course Omaha was on my list....
>
> I have two local LUGs, one is kinda slow, the other had about 50  
> people
> at the last meeting.  Penguicon is coming up in Romulus MI the first
> weekend next month.  That is my big excitement.  www.penguicon.org
>
> The http://www.virtuallug.com web site is really basic, and designed  
> to
> let people know how to connect and when.
>
> I'm thinking any sip device might work as long as you can call
> sip:5013689 at ekiga.net
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> charles.bird at powerdnn.com wrote:
>> I might hop on, does any sip phone work? I didn't get much time to  
>> check the vlug site. What's the local member activity like there?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: markt9 <virtuallug.com at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:57:36
>> To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [olug] Thursday night Ekiga Meet-Ups
>>
>>
>> Glad to make your acquaintance Charles.  Hey Omaha, NE is pretty  
>> close
>> to being North of some parts of Canada yourself.  You only have two
>> Dakotas keeping them away from you.  I have the Detroit Bridge and  
>> tunnel.
>>
>> Was hoping someone in your group would get fired up and try out Ekiga
>> for some voip Linux chat tonight or some other Thursday night.  Us
>> Canadians can't get enough from our local Lugs sometimes.....
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Charles.Bird wrote:
>>> We dont talk to Canadians  :D
>>> j/k
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 6:30 AM, markt9 <virtuallug.com at gmail.com>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings from Michigan,
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for fellow Linux enthusiasts to join us on Thursday  
>>>> nights
>>>> on Ekiga and/or IRC for Linux related chat.
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully you might fire up Ekiga at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time and  
>>>> try to
>>>> join in.
>>>>
>>>> You can find the connection details including the IRC channel at
>>>> http://www.virtuallug.com
>>>>
>>>> So grab your USB headset or Mic and join in.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Markt9
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