From e0ee0b53ee56ecb067356c416c6580dc7c67a69d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rsiddharth Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:54:45 -0500 Subject: update md/article/better-than-zoom.md --- md/article/better-than-zoom.md | 21 ++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/md/article/better-than-zoom.md b/md/article/better-than-zoom.md index 238c43f..5914f88 100644 --- a/md/article/better-than-zoom.md +++ b/md/article/better-than-zoom.md @@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ over their communications. [j]: https://jitsi.org [bbb]: https://bigbluebutton.org -We would like to highlight that the FOSDEM 2021 conference which -[hosted 30,000 attendees used only free software][matrix-fosdem] -(Matrix and Jitsi). It shows that for large conferences also we need -not depend on proprietary software. - +It is entirely possible to run large conferences online using free +software. The FSF hosted its annual [LibrePlanet +2020][lp20-livestream] and the [FSF 35th anniversary event][fsf35] +entirely online using free software and [RYF][ryf] hardware. The +LibrePlanet conference has been live streamed to a worldwide audience +[since 2014][lp14]. FOSDEM 2021 [was hosted online to an audience of +over 30K exclusively using free software][matrix-fosdem]. + +[lp20-livestream]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/how-to-livestream-a-conference-in-just-under-a-week +[fsf35]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/join-the-fsf-for-an-online-birthday-celebration-on-friday-october-9th +[ryf]: https://ryf.fsf.org +[lp14]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/new-highs-for-libreplanet [matrix-fosdem]: https://matrix.org/blog/2021/02/15/how-we-hosted-fosdem-2021-on-matrix ## Problems with proprietary videoconferencing systems @@ -139,7 +146,7 @@ were also held using Jitsi and Vogol for live-streaming the conference and Etherpad + IRC chat were used by the audience to ask questions. The [Free Software Foundation][fsf] conducted their 2020 annual LibrePlanet conference online [without the use of any -nonfree/proprietary software][fsfi-lp2020]. The FOSDEM 2021 conference +nonfree/proprietary software][fsf-lp2020]. The FOSDEM 2021 conference was [conducted using only free software which hosted 30,000 attendees][matrix-fosdem] which shows that there is absolutely no reason that [any online conference should require proprietary @@ -156,7 +163,7 @@ organizations can do it too. [debconf20]: https://debconf20.debconf.org/about/debconf [mdebconf21]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianIndia/MiniDebConfOnlineIndia2021 [fsf]: https://fsf.org -[fsfi-lp2020]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2020-in-person-component-canceled-but-well-see-you-online +[fsf-lp2020]: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/libreplanet-2020-in-person-component-canceled-but-well-see-you-online [sfc-no-zoom]: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2021/feb/08/just-say-no-to-zoom ## Educational Institutes should switch to free software -- cgit v1.2.3