4 ms·

I'm working on a native client for Slack, Skype and others. It's only ~100 KB(!) It will be out of alpha this month. https://eul.im https://eul.im

saagarjha 9y ago
I was excited when this came out, but I'm ambivalent about it now. First of all, it doesn't actually solve the issue I mentioned, since it's not actually "native" in the sense I was talking about; it's just a cross-platform Go app. Second, it's not open source, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable trusting such an app with my login credentials.
- Kliment 9y ago
  Same. I'm down to one closed-source software package installed on my machine, zero in regular use. Adding to that number is a net negative. I'd be happy to pay to use it, but not having control over it is just not an option anymore.
- bmaupin 9y ago
  I haven't actually looked at the binary but supposedly it's written in C. > What language is eul written in? > C. There's also some Objective-C for macOS UI. https://eul.im/ https://eul.im/
- boomlinde 9y ago
  > I was excited when this came out, but I'm ambivalent about it now. First of all, it doesn't actually solve the issue I mentioned, since it's not actually "native" in the sense I was talking about; it's just a cross-platform Go app. "C. There's also some Objective-C for macOS UI." > Second, it's not open source, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable trusting such an app with my login credentials. "eul doesn't ask for your passwords and doesn't store them anywhere. Authentication is performed in a browser directly on the messenger's website."
dpcx 9y ago
This looks like something useful, but it doesn't work on MacOS 10.12. Any chance of that happening?
- amedvednikov 9y ago
  Ah, I guess I messed up with the info.plist file. I'll push a fix. For now you can run it from Terminal.
bmaupin 9y ago
Any plans to support Skype for Business?
- amedvednikov 9y ago
  Yes! It will be supported very soon.
codedokode 9y ago
Skype protocol is proprietary and obfuscated, so I assume that you are going just to pack a browser inside an app.
- amedvednikov 9y ago
  There is no browser packed :) It's 100 KB.
enzolovesbacon 9y ago
> eul is a registered company, and all binaries are signed. Your data is safe. I see a lot of companies drawing that conclusion from such premise (and you're using C, which really decreases the odds that my data is really safe). Using that sentence on your main page makes it look shady. Specially if you're not a security company. IMHO, if you remove "Your data is safe" it will look much more professional.

saagarjha 9y ago

I was excited when this came out, but I'm ambivalent about it now. First of all, it doesn't actually solve the issue I mentioned, since it's not actually "native" in the sense I was talking about; it's just a cross-platform Go app. Second, it's not open source, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable trusting such an app with my login credentials.

Kliment 9y ago
Same. I'm down to one closed-source software package installed on my machine, zero in regular use. Adding to that number is a net negative. I'd be happy to pay to use it, but not having control over it is just not an option anymore.
bmaupin 9y ago
I haven't actually looked at the binary but supposedly it's written in C. > What language is eul written in? > C. There's also some Objective-C for macOS UI. https://eul.im/ https://eul.im/
boomlinde 9y ago
> I was excited when this came out, but I'm ambivalent about it now. First of all, it doesn't actually solve the issue I mentioned, since it's not actually "native" in the sense I was talking about; it's just a cross-platform Go app. "C. There's also some Objective-C for macOS UI." > Second, it's not open source, and I'm not sure I'm comfortable trusting such an app with my login credentials. "eul doesn't ask for your passwords and doesn't store them anywhere. Authentication is performed in a browser directly on the messenger's website."

dpcx 9y ago

This looks like something useful, but it doesn't work on MacOS 10.12. Any chance of that happening?

amedvednikov 9y ago
Ah, I guess I messed up with the info.plist file. I'll push a fix. For now you can run it from Terminal.

bmaupin 9y ago

Any plans to support Skype for Business?

amedvednikov 9y ago
Yes! It will be supported very soon.

codedokode 9y ago

Skype protocol is proprietary and obfuscated, so I assume that you are going just to pack a browser inside an app.

amedvednikov 9y ago
There is no browser packed :) It's 100 KB.

enzolovesbacon 9y ago

> eul is a registered company, and all binaries are signed. Your data is safe. I see a lot of companies drawing that conclusion from such premise (and you're using C, which really decreases the odds that my data is really safe). Using that sentence on your main page makes it look shady. Specially if you're not a security company. IMHO, if you remove "Your data is safe" it will look much more professional.