nettu-meet
Learning and science
online learning video meetings
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Execution: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Open source self-hosting option for tutoring and schools
From 2 comments
This is a really brilliant project, and I love that it's open source! I'm certain that for tutoring, this is a much-needed self-hosting option! When it comes to schools, I'd be…
svarlamov on HNThis is so cool. Sending this to my school district, some of whom decided the best way to teach was to open webcamtests.com and share the screen, instead of just using the camera…
sodality2 on HN
Shared whiteboard is a strong differentiator
From 1 comment
Jitsi is great. But Jitsi doesnt have a shared whiteboard (with graphing calculators etc) yet which I think is Nettu Meet's main strength when doing online learning
fmeringdal on HN
Objections
Not horizontally scalable yet
From 1 comment
It is not horizontally scalable right now, but that is not hard to implement either. You can have a look at the dogehouse project: https://github.com/benawad/dogehouse if you…
fmeringdal on HN
Firefox was initially blocked, now supported
From 2 comments
> And Firefox is not supported? Sorry about that! I had actually commented out firefox support in the frontend, but I pushed a new updated now that uncommented it. Firefox is…
fmeringdal on HNSorry about that! I had actually commented out firefox support in the frontend, but I pushed a new updated now that uncommented it. Firefox is supported
fmeringdal on HN
Edge browser not working for one user
From 1 comment
Ah, that must be the issue. I'm using Edge on Linux (I know, it's weird). I'll go ahead and file an issue for it now :-)
mfkp on HN
Requests
Support for roles and moderation for classrooms
From 2 comments
There is certainly some features missing before it can be a production ready classroom tool with 25+ students, in particular having different roles and policies for the…
fmeringdal on HNPerhaps you can say this already, but please make sure you have some moderation capabilities. As a teacher, there are occasional jokesters/pranksters to take negative advantage…
germinalphrase on HN
Text input and better diagramming on whiteboard
From 1 comment
Would be great if it had a richer whiteboarding experience: 1. Text. It has no ability for text other than drawing it. This might be fine for some use cases, but typing is much…
thegagne on HN
Pressure sensitivity for stylus drawing
From 2 comments
Any plans to support pressure sensitivity in drawings? The difference in the quality of the handwriting is drastic and I avoid teaching with whiteboard tools that do not react to…
krastanov on HNThat is definitely one of the most important features on the roadmap. It is indeed quite difficult to draw with a mouse.
fmeringdal on HN
Saveable whiteboard templates and PDF/JPG export
From 1 comment
Very cool! A speech therapist friend of mine recently lamented about the lack of good solutions for online therapy in this space, and this seems to check most of the marks. Two…
jstummbillig on HN
Questions
How does it scale in number of users per session?
From 2 comments
Looks good. But does it scale? And Firefox is not supported?
ianbooker on HNWhat would you say is the maximum of users in a single session if everyone has Video sharing activated.
lhoff on HN
How does it compare to BigBlueButton?
From 1 comment
How does Nettu compare to https://bigbluebutton.org/, which is more directly in the educational space? I notice Nettu has a built-in graphing calculator, and BBB doesn't. Will…
clcaev on HN
Alternatives named
Jitsi
From 2 comments
Also Jitsi is a good alternative.
kichimi on HNIt's also worth noting that we started by integrating Jitsi, then BigBlueButton, and finally settled with Daily.co because stability, UIs, and support were such huge issues for…
svarlamov on HN
BigBlueButton
From 2 comments
How does Nettu compare to https://bigbluebutton.org/, which is more directly in the educational space? I notice Nettu has a built-in graphing calculator, and BBB doesn't. Will…
clcaev on HNBig Blue Button is bloated and poorly maintained, has old documentation and is pretty heavy to host and use.
marsouin on HN
Daily.co
From 1 comment
It's also worth noting that we started by integrating Jitsi, then BigBlueButton, and finally settled with Daily.co because stability, UIs, and support were such huge issues for…
svarlamov on HN