[technology taskforce] Adobe Connect and Linux (was Re: Queries/Inputs from the At-Large Technology Taskforce (TTF) to ICANN IT staff)
Dev Anand Teelucksingh
devtee at gmail.com
Fri Apr 4 15:52:15 UTC 2014
Dear Gordon, Bill
Thanks for this, I suggest using the wiki page at
https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Using+Adobe+Connect+with+Linuxto
collect this information so all the material re: Adobe Connect and
Linux
is in one place
Dev Anand
On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 10:14 AM, Gordon Chillcott <gordontc at look.ca> wrote:
> Hi, Dev:
>
> A very quick progress report on the issue of Adobe Connect and Linux:
>
> Firstly, 64-bit Debian 6 works. This rather popular desktop system ran
> with very little setup difficulty. I tested it on the final ALT
> meeting on the Friday (that was who "Gordon Chillcott 2" was).
>
> We are in the process of getting ready for testing on Ubuntu 12.04,
> Fedora 19 and Centos 6.5. Some of these have installed with no
> difficulty, they've run the Adobe Connect test cleanly and then failed
> to connect. We'll give them a more thorough run of tests as soon as
> they're ready to go.
>
> In haste, and off to another meeting,
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gordon
>
>
> On Fri, 2014-04-04 at 09:34 -0400, Dev Anand Teelucksingh wrote:
> > Dear Reed,
> >
> >
> > First, congratulations!
> >
> >
> > Re: item 4 (wiki translate plugin)
> >
> >
> > The Translate plugin which was originally installed in Confluence
> > which many liked (and which lack of compatibility to the later
> > versions of Confluence prompted this look for workarounds) has been
> > updated. See http://www.appfusions.com/display/SPKMYL/Home.
> > The latest version update was v1.3.1 dated March 28, 2014
> > (see http://www.appfusions.com/display/SPKMYL/Downloads+and+Notes)
> >
> >
> > Perhaps this should be installed and tested.
> >
> >
> > Longer term, the "Enterprise Translation Hub for Confluence" at
> > http://www.appfusions.com/display/LNGOTKC/Home looks interesting.
> > Associated YouTube video which shows it in action :
> > http://youtu.be/dVrTwdMAJxE
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Re: item 5 (Confluence environment)
> >
> >
> > Re: spaces and themes,
> >
> >
> > - space with default Confluence theme
> >
> > - space with RefinedWiki Original Theme
> > 4.0 :
> http://www.refinedwiki.com/en/display/products/original-theme-confluence-whats-new.aspx
> >
> > - space with Brikit Theme Press
> > http://www.brikit.com/display/themepress/Brikit+Theme+Press
> >
> > - translate plugin http://www.appfusions.com/display/SPKMYL/Home
> >
> >
> >
> > I think this would be a good initial start. For access, an account for
> > me (devtee at gmail.com) and certainly an account for At-Large Staff.
> > Is there anyone on the TTF that wants access to help test the
> > alternative layouts with the intent to come up with
> >
> > https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/Ideas+for+improving+the
> > +organisation+of+At-Large+content ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> > Dev Anand Teelucksingh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
> > On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:51 AM, Reed Quinn <reed.quinn at icann.org>
> > wrote:
> > Dear Dev,
> >
> >
> > Sorry for any delay in reply. I've recently been blessed with
> > another addition to the family and am catching up on the many
> > emails that have never stopped accumulating.
> >
> >
> > I believe items 4 and 5 would best be answered by me.
> >
> >
> > Regarding item 4, please do fill me in and let me know what
> > decision you make with that.
> >
> >
> > Regarding item 5, I have already set up a separate Confluence
> > installation in a development environment. It is a barebones
> > installation, meaning there is nothing there at the moment.
> > It is not using any additional theme, only the default one
> > that comes with Confluence. I have not added any spaces yet
> > either. Please let me know what you would like me to add to
> > it, such as spaces, themes, etc... I ask this because a lot of
> > plugins are free, but many require payment but will grant for
> > free to us after jumping through several hoops. I am now a
> > professional hoop-jumper with these vendors. This will also
> > require user accounts and VPN access, since this server is NOT
> > accessible to the public so we will need to get tokens for
> > those who will be needing to access it.
> >
> >
> > I look forward to helping you further.
> >
> >
> > Best,
> > Reed
> >
> >
> > From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh <admin at ttcsweb.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 5:20 PM
> > To: David Closson <david.closson at icann.org>, Josh Baulch
> > <josh.baulch at icann.org>, ICANN At-Large Staff
> > <staff at atlarge.icann.org>, Reed Quinn <reed.quinn at icann.org>
> > Cc: Gordon Chillcott <gordontc at look.ca>, Bill Thanis
> > <qwerty172 at gmail.com>, "ttf at atlarge-lists.icann.org"
> > <ttf at atlarge-lists.icann.org>
> > Subject: Queries/Inputs from the At-Large Technology Taskforce
> > (TTF) to ICANN IT staff
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear David, Josh, Reed
> >
> >
> > Seems we are about to start another ICANN meeting in Singapore
> > just when Buenos Aires was just ending! ;-) As TTF chair, I
> > hope to have a chance to talk with you in person about the
> > following 5 items if any of you will be in Singapore, but of
> > course you can reply to this email.
> >
> >
> > I've cced the public TTF list at ttf at atlarge-lists.icann.org
> > to keep the rest of the TTF in the loop
> >
> >
> >
> > 1) status of translation of LACRALO email lists
> >
> >
> >
> > Any progress since our discussions in early January 2014? It
> > would be desirable to see some progress on this before the
> > ICANN 50th meeting.
> >
> >
> > 2) looking at suitable Adobe Connect plugins
> >
> >
> > The TTF tested the direct dialout plugin installed in the TTF
> > AC room and whilst persons from North America and Europe
> > (specifically Canada, France) were able to use the plugin to
> > have the AC room dial them, I (living in Trinidad and Tobago
> > with a +1-868-6XX-XXXX number) was unable to have the AC room
> > dial to me, giving me an error has occurred. No amount of
> > permutations of the phone number (using "+1-868-6.." ,
> > "18686...") seemed to work.
> >
> >
> > However, in thinking about this feature, there are some
> > disadvantages
> > - this wouldn't work for persons requesting dialouts to a
> > hotel or office with a PBX where a receptionist operator
> > answers.
> > - this plugin uses a different bridge from Adigo, how would
> > recording (incorporating audio from the AC room, Adigo and
> > this phone bridge) be done?
> > - this wouldn't be helpful for At-Large calls with
> > interpretation since the person being dialled can't join a
> > Adigo channel
> >
> >
> > However the TTF on its calls have identified two plugins for
> > Adobe Connect that could be of use for At-Large and we would
> > like for these plugins to be installed for our testing after
> > the Singapore meeting
> >
> >
> > * Stage Lights - Stage Lights is a timer that helps keep
> > presenters on time.
> >
> http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/stage-lights.html
> >
> >
> >
> > * SurveyMaker for Adobe Connect - Surveys and polls with
> > eleven question types, built-in reporting, CSV downloads and
> > much more. A demo is available
> >
> http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/surveymaker.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Whilst we won't be able to test this, this plugin might be
> > useful for ICANN F2F meetings that use Real Time Scribing:
> >
> http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/closed-captioning.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 3) Troubleshooting connecting to Adobe Connect rooms using
> > Linux,
> >
> >
> > Whilst I've started contacting persons who reported issues in
> > using Linux to connect to Adobe Connect, I've haven't been
> > keeping up with collating the required information, Gordon
> > Chillcott and Bill Thanis from the TTF (cced in this email for
> > reference) are regular Linux users and would be better able to
> > talk the talk re: desktop Linux in getting the necessary
> > information for you and to document the problems and
> > colloborate with you on solutions/workarounds.
> >
> >
> > 4) wiki translate plugins,
> >
> >
> > I've pointed out that the Bing translate plugin works slightly
> > better on iOS whereas the Google Translate plugin failed to
> > work at all. Feedback on how the wiki translate plugins will
> > work on Android OS will be done soon. Also, feedback on the
> > quality of the machine translation will be sought from
> > At-Large and to be done after the Singapore meeting.
> >
> >
> > 5) separate Confluence wiki installation
> >
> >
> > Although some proposed layouts for How At-Large Content can be
> > organised, ultimately a separate Confluence wiki install needs
> > to be arranged to test more detailed organisational ideas and
> > possibly other themes and wiki plugins so as to not disrupt
> > the existing At-Large wiki.
> > A test wiki installation that's invisible to search engines
> > with accounts for 5 users which should be more than sufficient
> > to allow testing by the TTF.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> > Dev Anand Teelucksingh
> > TTF chair
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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