On Jul 25, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Theodore Reed wrote:
On 7/25/06, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn@gmail.com> wrote:We're not going to use Teamspeak anymore, we're going to use the Skypeapplication. Coordinate with us by meeting us the Lojban IRC chat client here: http://www.lojban.org/irc/I could be wrong, but I believe Skype has a limit on the number of people that can be in a conference, which is probably why you were told to use teamspeak. Ventrilo is another good app like that, but also requires a server. However, I do know that a free ventrilo server (good for up to 8 people) is available for linux, and I or maybe Robin could set it up.
[ snip ]This is correct; the limit is 5 in theory, but might be lower depending on the bandwidth available to the host's computer.
Quoting from their website: http://www.skype.com/help/guides/#conference Conference CallsIt is now possible for up to 5 people to conference call with Skype! Starting a conference call is simple with Skype and there are several ways to do it. If you want to dial several people all at once and start a conference call with them, you first need to select participants from your Contact List by holding "ctrl" and clicking them. Once they have been selected, click the conference toolbar button. This will show you the conference tab and you will see the names of the participants you have called. If and when these participants answer your call, they will be added to the conference.
Or, if you are already in an active call and would like to add an additional participant to a conference, you can select the person you want to add to the conference from your contact list and click the conferencing toolbar button OR you can simply right-click a new contact from your Contact List and choose "Invite to conference"
Keep in mind that the host of the conference (the person who started the conference) is the only person that can add new participants. In addition, because Skype conferences are done Peer-to-Peer, it's important that the conference host (the person who starts the conference) has a good Internet connection and computer. If you are planning to conference with many participants you should choose the person with the best internet connection to be the initiator (host) of the conference.