People who say "of course they won't try it because I said so" and don't recommend things >_<
Totally self-defeating... yeah
don't try OK ! :D
Of course maybe they do in other ways but that attitude is a bit like "don't change the world there's no point / too much effort even 10% of what you suggest or even once!"
Maybe I see *those* people as actually the people as part of the mindset of non-change (if it more common in things they do)
Example:
https://mathstodon.xyz/@ColinTheMathmo/108119895977608111
(but in this case probably for work reasons or as standard or work culture it maybe really isn't possible but I see people you say "100% they won't" or "can't" or don't want to kamikaze suggest things as saving their energy perhaps too preciously.... so if I'm the extreme here I personally feel there is *always* a bit of 'wiggle space' for personal use and then *slowly* get other people involved with your reasoned effort, again subtly and without deviance in mind). Suggestions follow. But if it's impossible "why read any more" <--- lol, yeah no don't read I'm sure it's impossible lol!
On the flip side, if you believe Jitsi Meet is better or simpler than Zoom for audio video conference / conversation or can suit a certain condition (you can try it now almost 1-click / no account needed https://meet.jit.si/chataboutyourtopic !) THEN put a certain effort but measure it / put a cap on like 5 people max at work or wherever, or just stick the logo on your monitor and wait for people to ask first...!
Pin it to Mastodon as I have if it's important enough / rotate banner type things like I have on my profile with what my principles believe in and 'hit' those people hard in the mind! (with what is genuinely good or eqally just not horrible & mainstream
!)...
@freeschool Some people in some organizations 100% have no ability to change what videoconferencing they use. Many large organizations have deals with M$ for their IT that mandates M$ products (like teams) are used in every possible instance. You as a worker will be penalized for non-engagement. Even if you’re relatively high on the totem-pole you’re not going to override your organization’s policies.
Ideally everyone would have the vast opportunities to simply switch to employers that are more receptive or don’t force awful options, but we’re not there yet.
@LibreSolutionsNetwork
Yeah I'd go for the subtle options such as the sticker type of option on monitor / laptop or even own printout if it's in corporate setting.
Just need to get stickers ^^
or make printout... ah such a hassle :]
Depending on the size and role of a corporation, lots of them give you the freedom to choose your operating system. Further if you are forced to use a specific one, usually you will still have some freedoms in choosing the software on the system, where you could choose to opt-in to FLOSS.
Though the thing is that lots of individuals don't even know that this is an option. Most people just use the default software that the device ships with without realizing you can almost change every aspect of it. That is one reason why Chrome gained so much popularity over the past decade (via mobile).
A further factor of jitsi, although it's true that you can simple create a call via their servers, you are still trusting them not to have malicious intent with that data. Of course you could set up your own server with jitsi on it, though from my experience it is not a hassle free process and there is a lot technically tweaking needed for it to work flawlessly in every use. And then a lot of time there is the lack of convenience, e.g. if one is already using something like slack where they already have the feature of in-app calls. Mattermost is an okay alternative which does do its calls via jitsi though again a technical team is needed.
