Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Ralph Seichter <abbot@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Idea for Videoconferencing (Video part)
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 18:04:42
Message-Id: 87zhbs78ep.fsf@wedjat.horus-it.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Idea for Videoconferencing (Video part) by Petric Frank
1 * Petric Frank:
2
3 > But normal people aren't professional actors. I thought i could be
4 > a technical solution. Making life easier in this corona-days with
5 > increasing video conferences.
6
7 Normal people just have to adapt to a worldwide pandemic and be damn
8 grateful for existing video conferencing software, much of it available
9 free of charge. In light of the real problems related to COVID-19 I
10 couldn't care less about fake eye contact if I actively tried.
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12 However, business has been very slow lately. If you are willing to pay
13 me for months of work, and for the necessary hardware, I might work
14 something out. Oh, while you're at it, don't forget that you'll need to
15 sponsor multiple cameras for each user of the new software.
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17 Sorry, I just cannot take this seriously. In fact, it annoys me to even
18 contemplate this prime example of a first world problem. If you want to
19 make life easier for some people and have a little money to spare, please
20 consider supporting local health workers. Thank you.
21
22 -Ralph