From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: swedebugia Subject: Re: Missing Secure and Private Communication Applications in Guix (REVISED) Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 06:55:59 +0200 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:44646) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hM3mH-00070O-36 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 May 2019 00:57:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hM3mF-0002UU-NE for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 May 2019 00:57:00 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:44856) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hM3mF-0001Wv-8X for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 02 May 2019 00:56:59 -0400 Received: from bell.riseup.net (bell-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BC8891A2EE7 for ; Wed, 1 May 2019 21:56:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bell.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E68C5222591 for ; Wed, 1 May 2019 21:56:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org On 2019-05-01 15:21, Dexter Morgan wrote: > _*REVISED POST*_ > Hello! > I was just browsing FSF's High Priority Projects=20 > (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:High_Priority_Projects)=C2=A0= and=20 > PRISM (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Collection:PRISM). > I found out that some=C2=A0applications listed there for secure and pri= vate=20 > communications were not imported into Guix yet. The applications are: > [1] CyrptoCat (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Cryptocat) This has no releases and requires NPM libraries. > [2] Ekiga (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Ekiga) * This is buggy. Last release 5 years ago. > [3] Empathy (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Empathy) * "Empathy is looking for a new maintainer, see Attic/Unmaintained." We have pidgin, pidgin-otr, Jami and Tox. Tox offers both Voice and=20 Video calls it seems. Jami offers both Voice and Audio and video=20 conference calls. > [4] Jitsi (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi) ** No release since oct 2018, requires java and ant. Supports Gtalk/Hangouts which will have to be evaluated for=20 freedom/privacy issues. > [5] Linphone (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Linphone) Last release was a year ago. SIP VOIP communicator. We have Jami and Tox. > [6] Ricochet (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Ricochet) Last release 7 Nov 2016 > [7] Wire (https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Wire) ** Written in JS, "dependencies": { "@wireapp/certificate-check": "0.1.6", "@wireapp/commons": "1.6.6", "auto-launch": "5.0.5", "axios": "0.18.0", "electron-window-state": "5.0.3", "file-url": "3.0.0", "fs-extra": "7.0.1", "image-type": "4.1.0", "lodash": "4.17.11", "logdown": "3.2.8", "minimist": "1.2.0", "moment": "2.24.0", "open-graph": "0.2.4", "prop-types": "15.7.2", "raygun": "0.10.1", "react": "16.8.6", "react-dom": "16.8.6", "react-redux": "7.0.3", "redux": "4.0.1", "redux-logger": "3.0.6", "redux-thunk": "2.3.0", "uuid": "3.3.2" > * Part of GNOME, but not in Guix yet. > ** Very useful for non-techsavvy=C2=A0users. > Thank you! > *HAPPY TO SEE THE COUNT REDUCED :)* This is not that likely if you don't package one of these yourself. I found something during my review: I found guile bindings for tox! https://github.com/urras/guile-toxcore (no release yet though and they=20 use an old tox API it seems) Happy packaging. --=20 Cheers Swedebugia