What should the next chat app look like?
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    • federico3
      4·
      4 years ago

      It does not protect metadata and from timing attacks. It requires users to trust the servers and volunteers to run such servers. Instead Briar solves these 4 problems.

      • Axaoe
        31·
        4 years ago

        Both have their uses, especially since Briar is not cross device and doesn’t support images/video (Edit: not yet, that release is expected soon).

        If you’re looking to get into XMPP “seriously” you can host your own for around $2USD depending on your host choice - adding more users is easy, and lets you keep things under one roof.

        I’ve been looking at Briar to try it out after the Signal changes, but don’t know if I can get friends over to it even if I like it. That’s not the end of the world, but could be a factor. I also have multiple devices, putting XMPP as a more likely canidate especially when it comes to messaging options.

        • lps
          1·
          4 years ago

          any suggestions for affordable, turnkey xmpp hosting? I wish it were as easy to find as WordPress hosters, that would solve a lot of problems.

          BTW yunohost, the headless Debian server for self-hosting comes preconfigured with an email and xmpp server:)

          • Axaoe
            1·
            4 years ago

            I like Hetzner so far, but I’m sure lots of other options are around. If you have a raspberry pi I know some people have setup that at home with XMPP (depending on what your ISP allows).

      • poVoq
        11·
        2 years ago

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