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<DIV>XMPP is a very good answer. I have used Jabber but wasn't aware of XMPP - I'll have to look into that. Are there regional or global servers or can I host that on a server off my own laptop? I used Jabber with another group I was in and the connections were brokered through their server.</DIV>
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<P>-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Adam Tauno Williams <adamtaunowilliams@gmail.com> <BR><BR>> On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 11:24 -0400, Michael Mol wrote: <BR>> > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 10:51 AM, <RH90P@COMCAST.NET>wrote: <BR>> > > I have a strong interest in Agile Software development and therefore I would <BR>> like to learn how to be able to collaborate across the net. My laptop has a <BR>> built in camera, and if it didn't there are those little USB things, and ports <BR>> to plug in a head set so I would like to stream audio and video and share my <BR>> desktop with a specific individual so that we could 'pair' program. <BR>> > VNC and voice chat is probably more appropriate; IME, when you're team <BR>> > coding, you're looking at code, not each other. <BR>> <BR>> All the collaborative coding I've done has been using XMPP; most other <BR>> tools end up being more in the way than they help. I've used Ek
iga a <BR>> few times, but always found that coding while someone is talking at you <BR>> isn't very comfortable/productive. <BR>> <BR>> The only thing I've ever missed is some kind of whiteboard and the <BR>> ability to automatically log my chat logs into the project repository or <BR>> related groupware server. <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> grlug mailing list <BR>> grlug@grlug.org <BR>> <A href="http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug">http://shinobu.grlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/grlug</A> </P>
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