[ale] I've decided again to learn programming again

[JD]

VoIP side:

* Asterisk server - freepbx then use any SIP client you like.

* Any SIP client with FreeConferenceCallHD.com - you can use a regular
telephone, but SIP works with a direct connection for free. I've used
Twinkle without issues.

* Mumble?

I don't understand why you would need 2 PCs for each person. It feels
like you're thinking the Microsoft way. Perhaps just share a part of 1
screen or use a 2nd monitor and share that.  Or if you like, just setup
1 development server and let the other users share it with a remote
connection. Use FreeNX if you **must** have a GUI.

On the video sharing side - look to java (cough)-based solutions.  The
F/LOSS server versions aren't trivial to setup from what I can tell.
OpenMeetings and http://bigbluebutton.org/ might have everything you
want, including a VoIP server.

These aren't point and click installations.


On 10/21/2011 03:20 PM, Ron Frazier wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I want to thank those who've replied to this thread previously.  I'll be 
> considering all those pieces of advice as my programming project 
> advances, and will probably post other messages here about them.  I'm 
> not quoting the whole thread here, because I want to ask some questions 
> about technology setup, so I and a couple of partners can begin learning 
> Java programming collaboratively.  Essentially, I and Scott Castaline 
> and possibly one other person, not part of this group, whom I shall call 
> Sam for now, wish to all participate in a learning experience to learn 
> to program in Java.  (If there is a Sam in the group, he's not related 
> to this discussion.)  At least at first, we'll be working through one of 
> the Deitel and Deitel textbooks.  These have the unique advantage of 
> having lots of case studies and exercises to look at.  We want to be 
> able to participate in the experience together in real time, by 
> collaborating over the internet.  I will be running Ubuntu 10.04, Scott 
> will probably be running Fedora 15, and Sam will probably be running 
> Ubuntu 11.04.
> 
> I want to enable 2 features to enable collaboration.  1) Multiparty VOIP 
> voice conferencing, and 2) Multiparty screen sharing
> 
> Here's how I want this to work.  Each person will have two computers to 
> use.  One machine will be their development machine, with the editor, 
> compiler, IDE, and other Java development related tools.  The second 
> computer will be their voip machine and viewer machine.
> 
> For item 1), Multiparty VOIP voice conferencing, I want each of the 
> three people to be able to join a VOIP conference such that each one can 
> wear a computer headset and each one can talk and the other two can hear 
> him, just like a conference call.
> 
> For item 2), Multiparty screen sharing, it gets a bit more complicated.
> 
> Let's designate the computers for each person as follows:
> 
> Dev-Ron
> Viewer-Ron
> 
> Dev-Scott
> Viewer-Scott
> 
> Dev-Sam
> Viewer-Sam
> 
> Each person will share their Dev screen with the other two people, in 
> view only mode.  Each person will view the other two people's Dev 
> screens in windows on his Viewer screen.
> 
> So, the contents of the screens would be as follows:
> 
> Dev-Ron - Ron's development environment
> Viewer-Ron
>       a window containing an image of Scott's Dev screen
>       a window containing an image of Sam's Dev screen
> 
> Dev-Scott - Scott's development environment
> Viewer-Scott
>       a window containing an image of Ron's Dev screen
>       a window containing an image of Sam's Dev screen
> 
> Dev-Sam - Sam's development environment
> Viewer-Sam
>       a window containing an image of Ron's Dev screen
>       a window containing an image of Scott's Dev screen
> 
> I hope that makes any sense whatsoever.  If it works, every participant 
> will be able to see whatever the other two are doing and every one will 
> be able to talk to every one.  Note that I don't need pictures of the 
> people, just the computer screens of their Dev systems.  Note also that 
> this is different from a situation where there is one presenter, since 
> every party is both a presenter and a viewer.
> 
> This needs to be free open source software, and should not require any 
> fees to participate.
> 
> I'm thinking Ventrillo might work for voice, if available for Linux.  
> I'm thinking that TeamViewer might work for the screen sharing.  I'm not 
> sure if either can do multiparty conferencing, and I'm sure that there 
> are other options.
> 
> Leave it to me to try to grab a tiger by the tail, as I'm sure this will 
> be complicated.  I've done point to point remote control before, but 
> nothing like this.  Any advice on how to get this working would be 
> appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
> 
> Sincerely confused,
> 
> Ron
> 
>