| Apache OpenMeetings - README | |
| Licensed under Apache License 2.0 - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |
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| About | |
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| 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 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 |