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is there a generally recommended foss alternative? self host servers ok.
I have some people that want to do zoom meetings for some stuff but not only is it closed source, shitty in general, and counterintuitive, it has a time limit. Like what the actual fuck...
I don’t know of any personally, but if someone was to develop it, the North Star should be Around imo.
https://www.around.co
It’s one of the best video conferencing apps I’ve ever used. I’ve used them all, even obscure ones you’ve probably never heard of. Miro Labs is unfortunately shutting Around down in a month though after acquiring it and folding whatever bits they wanted into their own software.