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is there any open source alternative to firechat (https://www.opengarden.com/firechat/ https://www.opengarden.com/firechat/), which seems to now require interne

by wyc 7y ago

is there any open source alternative to firechat (https://www.opengarden.com/firechat/ https://www.opengarden.com/firechat/), which seems to now require internet account creation prior to use? something imbued with cryptography that communicates purely via local peer discovery/hopping such as wifi/bluetooth/optical signaling, etc.

lukewrites 7y ago
This is one of the edge cases that makes me dislike Apple's walled garden. The Chinese gvt can simply request that Apple remove firechat and other decentralized chat apps from the App Store and that's that.
r3drock 7y ago
There is briar.
xgulfie 7y ago
Manyverse (built on Secure Scuttlebutt: https://manyver.se https://manyver.se) works over Bluetooth, WAN and WLAN, does not support direct messaging yet though.