{"id":418,"date":"2021-02-22T14:02:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bbb.meetbbb.com\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:55:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/open-source-project\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"418\" class=\"elementor elementor-418\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4da655e animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4da655e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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It is constantly evolving and improving through a dedicated, growing international user and developer community.<\/p>\n<p>To date, there have been more than a dozen releases of the core product, and each new release has seen the development of new features, testing and documentation as well as improved community support.<\/p>\n<p>Our focus is singular: support teaching with improved, on-line tools that allow teachers to connect with students in ways that are synchronized, collaborative and fun.<\/p>\n<p><b>BigBlueButton: Built for teachers<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee64fe3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee64fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a7fa40\" data-id=\"6a7fa40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b367693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b367693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Partner@5x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11716\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Partner@5x.png 980w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Partner@5x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Partner@5x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bigbluebutton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Partner@5x-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4158b18\" data-id=\"4158b18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b3b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b3b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe OSI helps to build a world where the freedoms and opportunities of open source software can be enjoyed by all. 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