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On Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 03:57:34 PM EDT, david via MOIMS-DAI <moims-dai@mailman.ccsds.org> wrote:
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<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In preparation for the Skype shutdown it points to
</span><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/skype-is-retiring-in-may-2025-what-you-need-to-know-2a7d2501-427f-485e-8be0-2068a9f90472#:~:text=In%20May%202025%2C%20Skype%20will,same%20core%20features%20and%20more" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Skype is retiring in May 2025:
What you need to know - Microsoft Support</a><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">However, the Teams site tells me that</span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">“Microsoft Teams is free for personal use—no subscription needed. Sign in to schedule and join
<b>video calls for up to 60 minutes</b>, chat, share files and photos, and collaborate with your community.”</span></p>
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<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">One could buy a Teams account, or a Zoom account. Both talk about a price per user. I think users are different from participants in a meeting. For example, Teams says a personal home plan includes:
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<li class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal">For one person</li><li class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal">Group calling for up to 30 hours and 300 participants</li></ul>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I found </span><a href="https://itsfoss.com/open-source-skype-alternatives/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Top 7 Best Open Source Skype Alternatives In 2025</a><span lang="EN-US"> which lists a number of Skype replacements. However only a couple actually
do group videoconferences.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We should test a few things out in the next few weeks - need at least 3 volunteers to do this.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Any thoughts/ alternatives/ vounteers?</span></p>
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<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Regards</span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="ydp5a92bf72yiv8614761880MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">..David</span></p>
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