From d95a0dcba5559c4d4a397ccf1c4bb4140a68a4f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Dixon Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 11:49:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Minor updates to readme for GitHub --- README.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88a2bce2ab..0f59ec0810 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ BigBlueButton ============= -BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for distance education. +BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system for on-line learning. We believe that every student with a web browser should have access to a high-quality on-line learning experience. We intend to make that possible with BigBlueButton. -It supports sharing of slides (PDF and any document readable by OpenOffice), webcams, whiteboard, chat, voice over IP (using FreeSWITCH), and presenter's desktop. It can record and playback sessions (slides, audio, and chat), runs on Mac, Unix, and PC computers, and is supported by a [community of developers] (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/support/) that care about good design and a streamlined user experience. +BigBlueButton supports real-time sharing of slides (PDF and any document readable by OpenOffice), webcams, whiteboard, chat, voice over IP (using FreeSWITCH), and desktop. It can record and playback all content shared in a session. The BigBlueButton project is is supported by a [community of developers] (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/support/) that care about good design and a streamlined user experience. The use cases for BigBlueButton are * One-to-one on-line tutoring * Small group collaboration * On-line classes (25 or less) -BigBlueButton is built using over [fifteen open source projects] (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/components/). +BigBlueButton is built on the [shoulders of giants] (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/components/). Getting Started =============== @@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ If you want to see how BigBlueButton works, check out these two videos After watching the videos, if you want to immediately try out BigBlueButton, the project maintains a live [demo server] (http://demo.bigbluebutton.org) that anyone can join. To quickly get started running your own BigBlueButton server - * [Install on Ubunt 10.04 32-bit or 64-bit] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/InstallationUbuntu) - * [Download the BigBlueButton 0.80 Virtual Machine] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/BigBlueButtonVM) + * [Install on Ubunt 10.04 64-bit] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/InstallationUbuntu) + * [Download the BigBlueButton 0.81 Virtual Machine] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/BigBlueButtonVM) See also [history of project] (http://www.bigbluebutton.org/history/). -If you like the work we've done with BigBlueButton and would like to contribute back, see [Contribute to BigBlueButton] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Contributing_to_BigBlueButton). +If you like the work we've done with BigBlueButton and would like to contribute improvemets to the project, see [Contribute to BigBlueButton] (http://code.google.com/p/bigbluebutton/wiki/FAQ#Contributing_to_BigBlueButton). License ======= -BigBlueButton is licensed under the LGPL 2.1+. +BigBlueButton is licensed under the LGPL 3.0. BigBlueButton and the BigBlueButton Logo are trademarks of [BigBlueButton Inc] (http://bigbluebutton.org) .