Post A4y7MXOi9PfxAw0FCy by naivespeaker@mastodon.bida.im
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(DIR) Post #A4y6gdIVpB1zJN7bqy by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T13:49:42Z
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Has anyone used the Linux clients for MS Teams?The company I work for is moving from Skype (and other tools) to Microsoft Teams. I was surprised to discover there are DEB and RPM packages for Teams. I'm not sure this is progress, or not.
(DIR) Post #A4y7GryKk51BFTxirY by naivespeaker@mastodon.bida.im
2021-03-07T13:56:11Z
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@fitheach Forced ti use it for university lessons, from linux mint. It works.
(DIR) Post #A4y7INzfAlw0qpJ6zA by naivespeaker@mastodon.bida.im
2021-03-07T13:56:31Z
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@fitheach Forced to use it for university lessons, from linux mint. It works.
(DIR) Post #A4y7MXOi9PfxAw0FCy by naivespeaker@mastodon.bida.im
2021-03-07T13:57:16Z
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@fitheach My friend was forced to use it for university lessons, from linux mint. It works.
(DIR) Post #A4y7mdIGqruYzVQwnw by dvdmrsdn@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T14:01:58Z
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@fitheach @andyc https://pleroma.stream/objects/1890e90c-6597-4959-b74d-4a39342d0b25
(DIR) Post #A4y8KIQExRLS6aDHTU by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T14:08:03Z
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@fitheach yes. It works to the extent of the windows client, i.e. clumsy AF.If you don't need the (video) telephony part you can just as well open the teams website in a chome-ish browser tab.
(DIR) Post #A4y8SjA1Qe85LjeDJ2 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:09:35Z
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@fedops Aha, so no plugin for Firefox.
(DIR) Post #A4y8hTOqJH4EoNbxIm by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-03-07T14:12:15Z
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@fitheach it might work in FF but I block all the cloudy stuff so have no way of trying. Chrome is my disposable browser for that.
(DIR) Post #A4y8lMECuol3jBUMgS by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:12:57Z
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@fedops Snap! I do that, too.
(DIR) Post #A4y9aYzRE8TQ4nztxo by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:22:12Z
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@dvdmrsdn Nope, I can't get this to load.@andyc
(DIR) Post #A4y9hlOLW3P2ZD55hw by dvdmrsdn@mastodon.social
2021-03-07T14:23:28Z
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@fitheach @andyc
(DIR) Post #A4y9tdTml94XVDHpMu by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:25:39Z
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@dvdmrsdn Excellent, thanks!@andyc
(DIR) Post #A4yA8U1GDKUsVS1YH2 by andyc@pleroma.stream
2021-03-07T14:25:49.337953Z
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@fitheach @dvdmrsdn Are you on Linux Mint ? I used the DEB from herehttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app#desktopAppDownloadregion
(DIR) Post #A4yA8UOeoLDDg0yEk4 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:28:18Z
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@andyc Nope. Devuan or Debian.I'll maybe try that DEB when I'm at work this week.@dvdmrsdn
(DIR) Post #A4yAhl2GwJmdPuJjyy by friend@linuxrocks.online
2021-03-07T14:34:42Z
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@fitheachMostly, I would say it's better than Skype (as low of a bar as that is).What I think is worse about it, is that it offers all kinds of nonsense next to chat/calls, so you'll suddenly get OneNote Documents and Excel Sheets in some tab in some channel that you're in, or random files uploaded into there.Combine that with it still being un-encrypted and I think, not available for on-premise hosting, and you've got the biggest security vulnerability in your infrastructure right there.
(DIR) Post #A4yBD3l1NmICSUAs4W by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:40:21Z
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@friend I only ever used Skype for multi-person calls (conferencing). For that limited use it was OK.The company (IT dept) are envisaging us doing lots of fancy stuff with Teams. They will be sorely disappointed.
(DIR) Post #A4yBNXYlQuhrmhRGD2 by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-07T14:42:15Z
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@fitheach I've used both Teams and Zoom on Ubuntu, but not frequently. Works OK except no virtual background support. But I have a workaround for that.
(DIR) Post #A4yBSRVPMyeaSKCsBU by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:43:10Z
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@wim_v12e What is the virtual background good for?
(DIR) Post #A4yBlOM9IqPaBruZNo by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:46:34Z
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I also note that Microsoft want my 'phone number in return for downloading the Android app.I'm not keen on that stipulation, even if it is only for my work 'phone.
(DIR) Post #A4yCCp3W8vDEofHD04 by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-07T14:51:30Z
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@fitheach I work in the bedroom, I don't want people to see the room.
(DIR) Post #A4yCQzYNuPazQeTG0e by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:54:06Z
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@wim_v12e Ah, right. So, do the other users still see your talking head, but the rest of the screen shows some fancy image?
(DIR) Post #A4yCdNoZX4sO9Fx1rk by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-07T14:56:19Z
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@fitheach That's right, any image you like. One of my colleagues has the Star Trek Enterprise bridge.
(DIR) Post #A4yChpUwY3AZAItFaa by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T14:57:09Z
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@wim_v12e Cool! I'm stealing that idea.
(DIR) Post #A4yFZrPFrxCod57ZBI by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-07T15:29:18Z
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@fitheach On Linux you'll need something like this:https://github.com/fangfufu/Linux-Fake-Background-Webcam
(DIR) Post #A4yFz4Ys60bafWdofY by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T15:33:53Z
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@wim_v12e I've never used actual video in Skype, I'm always represented by one of those static images. I don't see that changing with the move to Teams. Even if it did, I will only be using it in my office, so, I'm not concerned about the background.
(DIR) Post #A4yGjmxpLBJthYaddI by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2021-03-07T15:42:17Z
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@fitheach No problems then ^_^
(DIR) Post #A4yH7AWJvOsjQ8s94K by gunchleoc@mastodon.scot
2021-03-07T15:46:32Z
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@fitheach I have only used it once and ran it in the browser, no app. I wasn't organizing the meeting though, and didn't use any other feaures.
(DIR) Post #A4yHLTC7I8lDOLF2Dw by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-07T15:49:08Z
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@gunchleoc I think I will try this approach, this week. If I'm missing something, I'll go for the MS provided app.
(DIR) Post #A4yI9cBa8Ue7kzu0Wm by naivespeaker@mastodon.bida.im
2021-03-07T15:58:09Z
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@fitheach @fedops Ah ahMee too!
(DIR) Post #A4yvrT4hGhBWSBaFLU by Jkp@mastodon.scot
2021-03-07T23:23:05Z
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@fitheachI'll never understand why, when the European Court of Justice had just banned Microsoft 365 from all schools and businesses due to it being a huge security risk, the NHS decided it was a good idea to hand over control of their data and communications to that very same setup!?#unbelievablebuttrue
(DIR) Post #A50bvoUZyGcvGnP8M4 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-08T18:49:12Z
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@Jkp Brexit.
(DIR) Post #A51kgxD0NGzYho8Kwa by tfb@functional.cafe
2021-03-09T08:02:05Z
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@fitheach @gunchleoc I run the rpm on Fedora, and it works spectacularly well. The UI is shit but that's the same in all platforms. The app itself works better than the web page, and for me at least works better than Teams on Mac OS. Voice and IM and calendars and screen sharing work great (again aside from UI annoyances).For data you're ok with sending through MS's servers it's fine. And MS has a big page on security and Teams. It's not end to end encrypted, but is encrypted in a way that facilitates IT departments spying IIUC.
(DIR) Post #A5AZH8bzvZz30zq760 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2021-03-13T14:06:46Z
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@tfb What a time to be alive. Imagine, only a few years ago, talking about running native apps, from Microsoft, on GNU/Linux platforms. people would've thought you were mad, even thinking such things were possible.It is good to know that the app runs well. I will still try the web app first (meant to do it this week), but will also try the Desktop app. Thanks!@gunchleoc