• DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    A long time ago, like 5+ years ago shortly after release, I can’t say it impressed me. Neither when I periodically checked on it. Seems like is has significantly improved since then.

    The issue is always whether or not I can sell it to my technically challenged friends and family. I don’t see those platforms taking over unless anyone can use them. Briar is sadly pretty lacking. Cwtch also seems interesting but I haven’t taken to time to check if it’s good yet.

    I haven’t been that deeply immersed in the topic in the last 5+ years, but it seems like nothing much has changed. It’s still all the same players that seem to be interesting.

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      1 year ago

      For me its not usable as sometimes messages don’t deliver. However I’m watching it closely to see if it gets better.

      I wish it didn’t tie your profile into a username. I have been using simplex chat and it is nice not having a username that could get leaked or abused. Jami requires approval from the recipient before you can send messages but in my option that isn’t enough.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah I feel like the entire space still needs another 5 to 10 years until it produces a viable competitor to centralized messengers.

        Simplex Chat sounds interesting. So you basically generate new public IDs for every new contact? That’s probably the best way to do it.