[guardian-dev] Moving beyond XMPP

[Natanael]

While at it, I'd love to see a mobile port of the I2P plugin Bote mail
(there's already a mobile port of I2P).

- Sent from my phone
Den 5 dec 2013 16:38 skrev "Nathan of Guardian" <nathan at guardianproject.info
>:

>
> One of the cool features of ChatSecure/Gibberbot that we have barely
> supported is the ability to add new protocol plugins. This is how we
> support Bonjour/ZeroConf messaging, but other than that, we haven't
> implemented any new protocol plugins.
>
> I am planning our activities for 2014, and am trying to decide where we
> should best spend our time. We already have a bunch of great things in
> the works on app sharing (Bazaar) and general encrypted data/file
> sharing (OTRDATA, Dataplug). However, I want to also explore making
> ChatSecure work with other services and protocols.
>
> In the very near term, I am working on a Bluetooth messaging plugin, so
> that the app can be used for secure messaging when there is no internet
> available, or its better to use in a physically near location. This
> would be useful for protests, "squares", classrooms, public cafes, etc,
> and be a carrier for some of our OTRDATA app messages like the Bazaar
> app syncing project.
>
> There are some existing open APIs for WhatsApp and WeChat, and Line's
> protocol can likely be sniffed and reversed. Should we get into a battle
> with these companies by trying to be the first "safe and secure" client
> app for their services? Should we call them out publicly to be granted
> favored app status, perhaps appealing to their interest in supporting
> business or enterprise users? My end goal here is that we can convert
> some small percentage of the 100millions users these systems have. In
> addition, Line, Viber, etc are being increasingly targeted and blocked
> by countries who don't care for them.
>
> Or is that all a waste of time? Is going back to the days of hacking AIM
> not a good approach?
>
> Should we instead focus on enhancing XMPP in open an extensible ways, or
> supporting some of these new protocols like Telegram
> (http://core.telegram.org/api) and BitMessage? Or perhaps this new
> Layer.com thing I sent the link out about?
>
> The Briar Project is one that is near to our hearts, as well, so maybe
> we should focus on being a really great Briar client? Along those lines,
> we could also support TextSecure's SMS protocol and/or spend more time
> ensuring interoperability with Cryptocat's mpOTR/XMPP-MUC system.
>
> There are many possibilities out there, and we can't do them all. My
> goal is to ensure ChatSecure stays current and relevant, while staying
> open and interoperable. In the end, ChatSecure != XMPP client only, and
> we need to make sure people can tangible feel that.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts and feedback.
>
> +n
>
>
>
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