Index: apps/app_meetme.c
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--- apps/app_meetme.c	(revision 171449)
+++ apps/app_meetme.c	(working copy)
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@
 	CONFFLAG_EMPTY = (1 << 18),
 	CONFFLAG_EMPTYNOPIN = (1 << 19),
 	CONFFLAG_ALWAYSPROMPT = (1 << 20),
+	/*! If set, treats talking users as muted users */
+	CONFFLAG_OPTIMIZETALKER = (1 << 21),
 	/*! If set, won't speak the extra prompt when the first person 
 	 *  enters the conference */
 	CONFFLAG_NOONLYPERSON = (1 << 22),
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@
 	AST_APP_OPTION('I', CONFFLAG_INTROUSERNOREVIEW ),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('M', CONFFLAG_MOH, OPT_ARG_MOH_CLASS ),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('m', CONFFLAG_STARTMUTED ),
+	AST_APP_OPTION('o', CONFFLAG_OPTIMIZETALKER ),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('P', CONFFLAG_ALWAYSPROMPT ),
 	AST_APP_OPTION_ARG('p', CONFFLAG_KEYEXIT, OPT_ARG_EXITKEYS ),
 	AST_APP_OPTION('q', CONFFLAG_QUIET ),
@@ -2909,7 +2912,7 @@
 						   don't want to block, but we do want to at least *try*
 						   to write out all the samples.
 						 */
-						if (user->talking) {
+						if (!(confflags & CONFFLAG_OPTIMIZETALKER) || user->talking) {
 							careful_write(fd, f->data.ptr, f->datalen, 0);
 						}
 					}