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smileyhead , 7 months ago to linux in Make a Linux App

Suprise, if going the other way around it also would be broken.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app

To be fair, signal is an open source protocol that anyone is free to implement.

“The Signal Protocol (formerly known as the TextSecure Protocol) is a non-federated cryptographic protocol that provides end-to-end encryption for voice and instant messaging conversations[…]”

Signal is an encryption protocol, not messaging protocol. My comment was about a messaging one like XMPP or Matrix.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app

WhatsApp works on Android (AOSP), while RCS only works on Google-approved versions of Android. But I am not about to use both.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app

It is a great app, but you cannot fit everyone into a single app.

Examples why I personally sometimes don’t want to use Signal:

• no native desktop app, just a half-baked Electron based thing
• no versions for systems other than Android and iOS
• requires phone number (common argument)
• hard to integrate bots, notifications and automatic services for the future use
• when Signal foundation do something stupid, it would mean me having to migrate all friends yet another time

Signal is super giga great, the cons list is short, but if we want everyone to use something it has to be an universal protocol, not one app.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to linux in Make a Linux App

Tauri is much better than Electron, but still not near close just native program. Let the web be simple, please.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

Matrix and XMPP are in progress to support MLS, which is now accepted as an Internet standard for E2EE.

So encrypted messaging between chat protocols would be possible… Someday.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

But hope this would be the last time we would need to do it.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

Both XMPP and Matrix can be used for real-time messaging, but they are very different unerneath.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

Good may mean different things for different people. Lemmy user base are mostly those who outside of pure practical usage look at how service treats users.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app

Mumble is great real time voice chat. For just chat why not use standard Internet-based messaging?

smileyhead , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to linux in web/low memory alternatives to Krita and GIMP please

64GB is very, very low for even a phone these days. Usually web apps are even more heavy than regular ones.

Get more storage, a proper computing device or rent a VPS to connect via remote desktop.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to selfhosted in Cloud storage for encrypted backups recommendations

Hetzner Storage Box and rsync.net are the best because can work like a normal storage, super simple. Hetzner is cheaper while rsync.net have better managment (no-javascript panel, normal 22 port, normal installation of ssh keys).

smileyhead , 7 months ago to linux in Zorin OS 17 Beta Released with Quick Settings, Spatial Desktop, and More

Does it ended? On all distros I know of, Fedora, Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, we can swap the desktop environments like gloves. The only exception being immutable things like Fedora Kionite, but they are made to be untouchable and for specific users.

Wayland does not change anything there, only that the desktops with less developers must take more time to adapt. What makes desktop interoperable are FreeDesktop standards, which are now in full swing to Wayland.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to android in Now you can slide into Strava DMs - The Verge

Yes, what we need is another chat.

smileyhead , 7 months ago to technology in Sony Steals Customers' Purchased Content - Piracy is COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED!

I remember when Apple was obligated to replace a text on app download button from “free” to “get”, because many apps are free of price to download but make money by in-app purchaces.

Maybe we could do something like that for streaming services.