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Re: IESG Telechats -- WebEx failure

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Thu, 10 May 2018 17:55 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 10:54:48 -0700
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Subject: Re: IESG Telechats -- WebEx failure
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On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:34 AM, John Leslie <john@jlc.net> wrote:

> Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> wrote:
> >
> > If you download a modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, and I imagine there's
> > some way to get a new Safari) you should be able to join via browser
> (WebRTC).
>
>    I have the latest Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, so far as I have can
> tell,
> that will run on my
> ]
> ]  OS X
> ] Version 10.8.5
> ]...
> ] Processor 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5
> ] Mmory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
>
>    As I said, this is somewhat ancient... However, IMHO, it is no more
> ancient
> than what the majority of third-world IETF participants can afford.
>

I don't know what people can afford, but given that Mountain Lion has been
out of
Apple support for over two years, I don't really think there's much of an
expectation
that people will continue to support software for it.



>    I'm not entirely sure what "join via browser (WebRTC)" includes.


It includes a full interface, including slide sharing and speaker
identification.


   Obviously, cisco is entitled to update their free-of-charge software on
> whatever schedule is convenient to them -- but the IETF should try to use
> tools which don't break without better warning.
>

See above.

-Ekr


> --
> John Leslie <john@jlc.net> (Prior Narrative Scribe)
>

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