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Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Mon, 25 February 2013 14:28 UTC

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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:28:07 +0000
From: Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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Hi Simon,

On 25/02/2013 11:15, Simon Pietro Romano wrote:
> Hi  Brian,
> 
>> Exactly. The inter-personal communication toolset we use in the
>> IETF is quite limited because of some unwritten constraints,
>> which certainly include:
>>
>> - very widely available, including free or open source solutions
>> - operating-system independent
>> - standardised, non-proprietary
>> - not unduly plagued by advertising
>> - preferably, standardised by the IETF itself
>> - most tools allow time-shifting for worldwide collaboration
>> - reasonably secure
>> - do not damage privacy but do not encourage anonymity
>>
>> I think we have to be very careful going outside that set
>> of constraints (which is why I'm not a big fan of Webex or for
>> that matter Meetecho).
> 
> Just out of curiosity, can you list which of the above requirements is not met by Meetecho?

It's proprietary, isn't it? The pop-ups on the the web site don't seem to
work for me, but I can see a Buy button. (I realise that usage for the IETF
is free, and I have no complaints.) Not sure about the standards status.

Anyway - if we want to move forward in an agreed way, I do think we
need a list of criteria. I forgot "reliable" BTW.

Maybe this conversation belongs on tools-discuss@ietf.org.

    Brian

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