Notices tagged with ring

@AvnSgt @oldvetcodes

Thanks. This is a tough one. #Wire is the first and only privacy-centric tool that is in widespread use among my friends and family. Several of them tried #Ring (now #Jami) before that, but it was a bad experience all around and cries of "it got better" won't get anyone to try it.

Is there a Jami (formerly Ring) command-line client out there yet?

#jami #ring #cli-forever

... and here's the Jami screenshot. Note that despite the fact I'm pulling this directly from their repo, it's still using the old #GNU #Ring branding (Jami is still part of the GNU Project but they seem to be playing that down a bit in the visual branding since the rename).

@clacke Jami = #Ring. New name. When did you try it last?

> This is a conundrum for p2p communications

... with devices that depend on battery power. True. Although I think it has as much to do with the efficiency of subsystems that handle things like push notifications as the apps themselves. I suspect grown-up GNU/Linux coming to mobile devices will lead to improvements in this that aren't possible with kindergarten OS like #Android.
@AmarOk @nurinoas @teaneedz

@teaneedz the team developing #Jami has existed for more than a decade. It used to be called #GNU #Ring and is still part of the GNU project. It originally started as a SIP client called #SLFphone. Given that the routing is serverless and relies on other clients, the design must aim for zero knowledge #E2EE. Auditing the implementation of the encryption, and whether it achieves that, is definitely above my paygrade ;)

@teaneedz I can tell you that the team developing #Jami has existed for more than a decade. It used to be called #GNU #Ring and is still part of the GNU project. It originally started as a SIP client called #SLFphone. Given that the routing is serverless and relies on other clients, the design must aim for zero knowledge #E2EE. Auditing the implementation of the encryption, and whether it achieves that, is definitely above my paygrade ;)

I just installed the #Jami (formerly #Ring) app on my Android. I was able to 'export' my Jami account from the GNU/Linux app and I've now got both apps set to start when the system starts. My username, like here, is 'strypey'. If anyone who wants try it out, feel free to message or call me.

@Divert Wow, just realized they have renamed good old #Ring . It's been a while since I last used it, primarily because none of my contacts wanted to install it. I agree. It is truly decentralized.

@rysiek
> I am more interested in Briar

Speaking of full #P2P, have you looked at #Jami (formerly #Ring)? I've successfully made one-to-one voice calls on it, and I believe they're currently working on group calls. Not great for delayed delivery of text messages yet though.

#Jami (formerly #Ring and still a #GNU package) is a #P2P chat app, but up until recently the project has maintained a centralized service for associating human-readable usernames with the unique hash codes the app uses as addresses. That service uses #SmartConstracts on the #Ethereum #blockchain, and they've recently modified it to allow other operators to run nodes, so the name service can be distributed too. Great stuff!
https://jami.net/the-jami-blockchain-switches-from-proof-of-work-to-proof-of-authority/