Changes between Version 21 and Version 22 of services


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Jul 1, 2015, 2:23:42 PM (9 years ago)
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Jamie McClelland
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    2020The following services are all available to all members (and some are open to the general public).
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    22  * Share documents. May First/People Link members can [wiki:owncloud share and synchronize documents] with other users through our owncloud service. In addition to sharing with your friends, you can synchronize the documents to your own computer or your phone and you can even synchronize your contacts and calendar. No need to synchronize your data to Google or Dropbox! Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie. [[Image(https://owncloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/android1-1.png)]]
     22[[Image(https://owncloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/android1-1.png, align=left, nolink, 100px, title=ownCloud, margin=10)]]
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    24  * Jitsi Meet. Do you want to have a video conference call? No need to install special software or pay for a skype account. You can do it with free software and just a web browser. For full directions, see our [wiki:web-conference web conference page]. If you are in a hurry, go straight to: [https://meet.mayfirst.org/ https://meet.mayfirst.org/]. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie [[Image(https://jitsi.org/wiki/pub/jitsi-at-vuc-482.jpg)]]
     24'''Share documents with ownCloud.''' May First/People Link members can [wiki:owncloud share and synchronize documents] with other users through our ownCloud service. You can share documents with your friends, synchronize them to your computer or cell phone, make the publicly available via the web, and you can even edit them on the web.
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    26  * Instant Messaging/Chat (xmpp). We run our own federated chat service. Any member with a valid May First/People Link user account can [wiki:how-to/jabber start using it immediately]. Your handle is your username followed by @im.mayfirst.org. By using an open protocol, May First/People Link users can communicate with other services that also use the XMPP protocol. Our server supports text, video and audio! Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/ross
     26In addition, you can use this program to synchronize your contacts and calendar on your cell phone, allowing you to backup your sensitive personal data via May First/People Link rather than Google or Apple. No need to synchronize your data to the corporate cloud!
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    28  * Social Networking. You won't find us on Facebook, but you will find us on https://social.mayfirst.org/, May First/People Link's social networking site. Unlike similar corporate services, social.mayfirst.org is federated - meaning you can be friends with people who are on other servers. There are hundreds of other sites running the samesoftware. Additionally, if you have a twitter account, you can configure your https://social.mayfirst.org/ account to resend all messages to your twitter account. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/srevilak, https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev
     28The ownCloud services comes with programs you can install on Linux, Macintosh or Windows computers to synchronize the files. There are also apps for Android and iPhone. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie.
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    30  * Mumble. Need a simple, audio-only conference system that runs over low-bandwidth connection on Windows, Linux, Mac and even your android phone? Our [wiki:mumble mumble server] is the way to go. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev (see #10641)
     33[[Image(https://jitsi.org/wiki/pub/jitsi-at-vuc-482.jpg, align=left, nolink, 100px, title=Jitsi Meet, margin=10)]]
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    32  * Icecast. Our icecast servers allow users to [wiki:free-video-streaming-technology broadcast audio and video to a mass audience]. You can use either of our two servers (http://a.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/ or http://b.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/). Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/erq
     35'''Web conference with Jitsi Meet.''' Do you want to have a video conference call? No need to install special software or pay for a skype account. You can do it with free software and just a web browser. Send all of your meeting participants a simple link that they click on and you can all talk with each other and see each other. Perfect for collaborating with people in different locations or when you can't all be in the same room for a meeting. For full directions, see our [wiki:web-conference web conference page]. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie.
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    34  * Share spreadsheets. We also have a combination wiki + spreadsheet accessible via https://calc.mayfirst.org/. Anyone can use it to collaboratively and simultaneously work on spreadsheet documents. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
     37'''Instant Messaging/Chat (xmpp)'''. We run our own federated chat service. Any member with a valid May First/People Link user account can [wiki:how-to/jabber start using it immediately]. Your handle is your username followed by @im.mayfirst.org. By using an open protocol, May First/People Link users can communicate with other services that also use the XMPP protocol. Our server supports text, video and audio! Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/ross
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     39'''Social Networking.''' You won't find us on Facebook, but you will find us on https://social.mayfirst.org/, May First/People Link's social networking site. Unlike similar corporate services, social.mayfirst.org is federated - meaning you can be friends with people who are on other servers. There are hundreds of other sites running the samesoftware. Additionally, if you have a twitter account, you can configure your https://social.mayfirst.org/ account to resend all messages to your twitter account. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/srevilak, https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev
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     41'''Simple Audio Conference with Mumble.''' Need a simple, audio-only conference system that runs over low-bandwidth connection on Windows, Linux, Mac and even your android phone? Our [wiki:mumble mumble server] is the way to go. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jaimev (see #10641)
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     43''' Broadcast audio or video with Icecast.''' Our icecast servers allow users to [wiki:free-video-streaming-technology broadcast audio and video to a mass audience]. You can use either of our two servers (http://a.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/ or http://b.stream.mayfirst.org:8000/). Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/erq
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     45'''Share spreadsheets with EtherCalc.''' We also have a combination wiki + spreadsheet accessible via https://calc.mayfirst.org/. Anyone can use it to collaboratively and simultaneously work on spreadsheet documents. Maintainer: https://id.mayfirst.org/jamie
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    3647== Behind the scenes ==