Notices tagged with ring

@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/

@AmarOk do you know what's happening with the #Ring #PPA with the name change to #Jami? Do I need to change to a new PPA? If so, do I need to uninstall, and reinstall?

@kawaiipunk I've been thinking about these for years, like #Serval, #GNU #Jami (formerly #Ring), #Tox, and others. But I struggle to find people to test them with, and when a "secure" chat app only has clients for iOS and Android, I struggle to take them seriously.
@bob @gentoorebel @noorul

@bikecurious AFAIK #GNU #Jami (formerly #Ring) is a serverless/ #P2P app, not a #SIP client. However, I do seem to have a knowledge gap when it comes to the relationship between SIP and #WebRTC. Any good links for filling that gap?
@gentoorebel @noorul @fdroidorg @finn @clacke

@greenjon if you want a similar service to Signal that isn't US-based, is planning to implement server>server federation, and is more friendly to the software freedom movement, I suggest trying #Wire. #GNU #Jami (formerly #Ring) is also worth a try, but much less user-friendly (at least last time I tried it).

@switchingsocial I know you've addressed this in your FAQ but I really want to challenge not listing #Wire on your list of messenger apps. It's much easier for non-technical people to understand and use than #Jami / #Ring (I've got my family using Wire with me). Also, unlike Signal, Wire can be used without supplying a phone number, and they have plans to implement server>server federation:
https://github.com/wireapp/wire/issues/160#issuecomment-446551908

♲ @switchingsocial@diaspora.town:

#Jami is a free open source privacy-conscious alternative to Skype. Jami has no servers and instead uses peer-to-peer connections, calls are end-to-end encrypted with personal data stored only on the devices making the call.

I wonder if #Bitmessage protocol could be used to implement offline text messages in #GNU #Ring?
https://github.com/Bitmessage

@clacke I agree with everything @sir says about #Signal, having come to pretty much the same conclusions reading most of the same old discussion threads he did. The only thing that makes my brow wrinkle is not suggesting #GNU #Ring along with #Matrix, and suggesting #Tox. Doesn't it have some unresolved security concerns?https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/issues/121

@clacke I agree with everything @sir says about #Signal, having come to pretty much the same conclusions reading most of the same old discussion thread he did. The only thing that makes my brow wrinkle is not suggesting #GNU #Ring along with #Matrix, and suggesting #Tox. Doesn't it have some unresolved security concerns?
https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/issues/121