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1. Introduction
Year 2017 was marked by 10th anniversary of the project. To mark highlight this date we've summarized the experience of Russian developers team. OpenMeetings has become a prominent representative of open web conferencing solutions and has acquired interesting story and multiple user acceptance. Its example enables to trace how this type of free projects arise, live and evolve.
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About five open software solutions for web conferencing are world-wise known. They serve not only as applications, but also as educational specimens, enabling interested engineers to understand the stuff of such software solutions and to create their solutions on their basis. Table 1 below presents the comparative technical characteristics of four known free web conferencing software systems:Table 1 (to be inserted)
| System, license | Programming technologies | Server Requirements | Client Requirements | Server OSs Support |
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OpenMeetings (OM), Apache [1] | Red5, Java, Adobe Flash, HTML5 | Java, Relational Database Database (MySQL, Derby,...), OpenOfficea, swf Toolsa | Flash Pluginb, JRE 8a | Linux, Win, macOS |
BigBlueButton (BBB), LGPL [2] | Red5, Java, Adobe Flash, HTML5, WebRTC, Redis | Java, MySQL, Redis, OpenOfficea, MongoDBa, swf Toolsa, FreeSWITCHa | Flash plugin | Linux |
MConf = BBB + own development, LGPL+ AGPL [3] | Red5, Java, Ruby, Adobe Flash, HTML5, WebRTC, Redis | Java, Ruby on Rails, Chef, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, OpenOfficea, swf Toolsa | Flash plugin | Linux |
WebHuddle, GPLv2 [4] | Java, JBoss | Java, JBoss, OpenOfficea, Xvfb a | Java plugin | Windows, Linux, macOS |
a optional requirements for extending the system functionality
b the latest versions of web browsers include Flash Plugin by default, for older versions it may be necessary to install it
c presence of a web browser on the client machine is implied
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OpenMeetings and BBB
These products are close in terms of software technologies used and the requirements for server and client software. But OM requires only one database for its server part, and for BBB it is required to install at least two different databases. Both systems have mobile applications. The main differences for users are in the interface and suitable operating systems.
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Apart of its popular free license ASF provides free projects with a variety of convenient services, eliminating the need for developers to install a large set of software on their servers and to support the appropriate technical processes. OM project uses almost all of Apache ready-to-use services, which significantly facilitates project workflows, thus allowing to focus more effectively on the development process.
4. OpenMeetings (OM) Functionality, Architecture, Usage tips, WebRTC alternative, Ongoing technical re-factoring, Users variety, Service types
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are described below in according Child pages in their state related to 2017