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Well for one, Firefox Hello works with a centralized signaling server running proprietary code. Not appealing to the contingent of Firefox users who use it beca
by adrusi 10y ago
Well for one, Firefox Hello works with a centralized signaling server running proprietary code. Not appealing to the contingent of Firefox users who use it because it's the most in-line with free software ideals of the popular browsers.
- icebraining 10y agorunning proprietary code No, the server is MPLv2 licensed: https://github.com/mozilla-services/loop-server https://github.com/mozilla-services/loop-server
- adrusi 10y agoAs I understand, It uses Telefonica's proprietary (and misleadingly named) OpenTok platform. The README you linked even mentions specifying TokBox credentials.
- dingaling 10y agoYou are correct, Hello used OpenTok. To enable Hello with NoScript active one had to whitelist opentok.com and tokbox.com Loop Server was indeed open source but sat downstream from the WebRTC and STUN / TURN provider https://wiki.mozilla.org/File:Loop-network.png https://wiki.mozilla.org/File:Loop-network.png Interesting to see OpenTok's pricing, though presumably Mozilla had an 'arrangement' with Telefonica: https://tokbox.com/pricing https://tokbox.com/pricing