| Apache OpenMeetings - README | |
| Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
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| About | |
| ===== | |
| Apache Openmeetings provides video conferencing, instant messaging, white board, | |
| collaborative document editing and other groupware tools using API functions of | |
| the Red5 Streaming Server for Remoting and Streaming. | |
| Release Notes 3.1.1 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 1 for 3.1.0, provides security fixes: | |
| * CVE-2016-0783 - Predictable password reset token | |
| * CVE-2016-0784 - ZIP file path traversal | |
| * CVE-2016-2164 - Arbitrary file read via SOAP API | |
| * CVE-2016-2163 - Stored Cross Site Scripting in Event description | |
| Please update to this release from any previous OpenMeetings release | |
| Other minor fixes. | |
| Release Notes 3.1.0 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| SOAP/REST API was implemented using CXF (Axis2 was removed from the stack) | |
| Build system is now maven (not ant), SWF client is improved | |
| SOAP/REST: | |
| * CXF is now used instead of Axis2 | |
| * API was improved: methods are simplified, API is more powerful now | |
| * junit tests are added | |
| Room client: | |
| * swf8 client is removed | |
| * calls via LocalConnection are removed | |
| * room dialogs are based on wicket-jquery-ui dialogs | |
| Other fixes in admin, localization, installer, invitations, room etc. | |
| Release Notes 3.0.7 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 7 for 3.0.0 contains following improvements and bug fixes: | |
| Clustering: | |
| * Clustering was tested and fixed, now it works as expected both in OM and plugins | |
| * Moderator able to restrict video in restricted room from now on | |
| * Private messages with room booking are now works as expected | |
| * Crashes in admin are fixed | |
| * LDAP: group import | |
| Other fixes in admin, localizations, invitations etc. | |
| Release Notes 3.0.6 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 6 for 3.0.0 contains following improvements and bug fixes: | |
| Invitation: | |
| * Invitation hash sending from the room is fixed | |
| * Invitation hash is now enable for plugin users | |
| * First and last name can be passed to SOAP function for hash geneartion | |
| Other fixes | |
| Release Notes 3.0.5 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 5 for 3.0.0 contains following improvements and bug fixes: | |
| Installer: | |
| * Database configuration screen is added | |
| RTL: | |
| * Dashboard and Emails are more RTL friendly | |
| OAuth: | |
| * OAuth support is improved, crash is fixed | |
| Other fixes in SOAP, localizations, invitations etc. | |
| Release Notes 3.0.4 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 4 for 3.0.0 contains following improvements and bug fixes: | |
| Screen-Sharing: | |
| * web application is now signed with trusted certificate (no warnings) | |
| * RTMPT/RTMPS works as expected | |
| * audio/video synchronization is improved | |
| Recordings: | |
| * It is now possible to rename the recording | |
| * Recordings stability is improved | |
| RTL: | |
| * Dashboard, Calendar, Settings and Admin are more RTL friendly | |
| Calendar: | |
| * Time zone support is greatly improved | |
| Release Notes 3.0.3 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 3 for 3.0.0, no new features were added, please NOTE Java7 is required on both client and server from now on. | |
| Release Notes 3.0.2 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 2 for 3.0.0, no new features were added | |
| Release Notes 3.0.1 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Service release 1 for 3.0.0, no new features were added | |
| Release Notes 3.0 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Refactoring main interface (admin, dashboard, etc.) to use HTML5 instead of Flash. | |
| All the screens but the room are on HTML5. The room is still on Flash. | |
| The release also includes some bug fixes, timezone refactoring and a lot of | |
| localization improvements. | |
| _Known Issues And Limitations_ | |
| * RTMPS seems to be very unstable (will try to fix it in 3.1) | |
| * Recent version of Adobe Flash still causes crash (please downgrade to 11.5 version) | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=885188 | |
| * Multi-tabbing (no other flash application should be running in | |
| different browsers or tabs) | |
| * Chat clean up and log copying is not implemented | |
| * Moving recordings between folders does not work | |
| Please not that this is a first HTML5 release, so some minor UI issues are possible | |
| Release Notes 2.2.0 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Bug fix release for 2.1.1 | |
| This release includes lots of UI and command line fixes, as well as some improvements: | |
| MSSQL DB support, Faster screen sharing, improved SOAP/REST call and LDAP support. | |
| _Known Issues_ | |
| RTMPS seems to be very unstable (will try to fix it in 3.0) | |
| Release Notes 2.1.1 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| Bug fix release for 2.1.0. | |
| This release includes some improvements in user interface, fixes for the | |
| interview and video only rooms, and localization issues. | |
| Configurable hot key for Mute/Unmute have been added. | |
| _Known Issues_ | |
| Video/audio SIP integration is not a part of this Apache release. | |
| Check free red5sip product for this integration. | |
| Release passed reliability testing (great job, Vasily Degtyarev!) | |
| For 1 hour long conferences the following does not work with this release: | |
| * Recordigs (expected to work in 3.0) | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-669 | |
| * Recent version with Adobe Flash (please downgrade to 11.5 version) | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=885188 | |
| * Multi-tabbing (no other flash application should be running in | |
| different browsers or tabs) | |
| Release Notes 2.1 | |
| ============= | |
| see CHANGELOG file for detailed log | |
| _Integration with Asterisk_ | |
| SIP/VOIP integration with Asterisk was refactored. | |
| Confbridge application is now used instead of Meetme for the conferences. | |
| Sound quality and SIP transport stability was significantly improved. | |
| Basic support for video is added (is unstable and in beta version stage now). | |
| See also: http://openmeetings.apache.org/red5sip-integration_2.1.html | |
| _Improving the sound and video quality_ | |
| All the audio/video related components now use SWF11 for broadcasting and | |
| receiving audio and video signals. | |
| Echo cancellation can be enabled in the config. | |
| H264 video codec is now used instead of H263 to enable SIP video support. | |
| _Private and moderated chat_ | |
| Ability to send private chat messages in the room is added as well as the chat | |
| moderation funmctionality. | |
| _SMS sending module_ | |
| Possibility to send SMS message as a meeting reminder is added. | |
| See also: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OPENMEETINGS/SMS+Sending+Module | |
| _Network testing tool/script_ | |
| Network testing tool is implemented and its link is added to the login page. | |
| See also: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OPENMEETINGS/Connection+testing+tool | |
| _Improvements in the mail sending process_ | |
| Now e-mails are re-send again in case of unsuccessfull result at the first | |
| attempt or OpenMeetings re-start before the sending. | |
| SMTP setting updates now takes effect just after they saving whereas previously | |
| they started to work after the OpenMeetings re-start only. | |
| _Calendar_ | |
| Messages about the meeting updates are sent only when substantial changes were made. | |
| Multiple external attendees can be added as one operation, it's now possible to | |
| specify user name for external guests (user will appear with this name in the user | |
| list in the room). | |
| _Room Interface_ | |
| Possibility to get invitation link without sending an e-mail was added. | |
| Confirmation dialog for exclusive audio no longer appears. | |
| Hot key is added to be able to "rearrange" video windows in the room. | |
| Volume slider on the video pod toolbar was added. | |
| _Recordings and screen sharing improvements_ | |
| Some improvements for the screen sharing and recordings quality and stability | |
| were made. | |
| _Cluster capabilities_ | |
| In the beta stage: OpenMeetings can be configured in the cluster environment and | |
| is ready for the testing, but development has not been fnished yet. | |
| See also: http://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html, | |
| https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OPENMEETINGS/Cluster+Master-Slave+overview | |
| _Admin/Calendar HTML5 UI_ | |
| Additional HTML5 Wicket based UI (fully customizable with CSS) is added for | |
| static screens as a proof of the concept. | |
| Getting Started | |
| =============== | |
| Please visit the project website for the latest information: | |
| http://openmeetings.apache.org/ | |
| Documentation for Installation and Upgrade: | |
| http://openmeetings.apache.org/installation.html | |
| http://openmeetings.apache.org/Upgrade.html | |
| Along with the developer mailing list archive: | |
| http://openmeetings.apache.org/mail-lists.html | |
| System Requirements | |
| =================== | |
| You need a platform that supports Sun Java SE 6. | |
| Building and running | |
| ==================== | |
| To build from source code: | |
| - Requirements: | |
| Sources compilation require Sun Java SE 6. | |
| The project is built with Apache ANT 1.8.6 or later. | |
| - To build the OpenMeetings project run ant in the root directory: | |
| ant | |
| For a detailed documentation on how to build from source and options see: | |
| http://openmeetings.apache.org/BuildInstructions.html |