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Re:Apache OpenMeetings: open source replacement for GoToMeet... by ams6110 on Saturday April 28, 2012 @02:00PM (#3903548)
I have rarely experienced a web meeting where the first 15 minutes were not spent twiddling thumbs because one or more participants were having issues getting connected, seeing the video, dropping connections, etc. It even happens more often than not on a simple conference call, where all you have to do is dial a number and enter a code or two.

If ANYONE ever figures out a way to make this technology really work, they will be swamped with demand.

Re:Apache OpenMeetings: open source replacement for GoToMeet... by jlarocco on Saturday April 28, 2012 @02:36PM (#3903654)
Practice has a lot to do with it. We have a lot of telecommuters at work, and their first few meetings are problematic while they figure things out, but eventually the problems die down and things run smoothly.

Most of our meetings run without problem.