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Keys seems to have taken the `back to the basics` approach and follow KISS to solve the original problem(s) Keybase was trying to solve (key & user ID managemen
by terrywang 6y ago
Keys seems to have taken the `back to the basics` approach and follow KISS to solve the original problem(s) Keybase was trying to solve (key & user ID management for human beings).
Obviously Keybase has strayed away from its original heart, added all those unrelated elements like social chat, Dropbox like (fuse) filesystem (this is actually OK), team collaboration, SCM, and even crypto currency wallet, so bloated [1], hmm... Do we really need all those? No for me, but I don't have a choice if I want to use the core bits and pieces (good part) of Keybase.
Glad to see Keys, gave it a try on Linux (thumbs up for packaging it using `AppImage` instead of snap or flatpak). However, it had gnome-keyring dependencies (wrong assumption that people use GNOME Shell or variants as default Desktop Environment), issue reported [2] and being worked on. I did run it in a Windows VM and it seems to be exactly what I need for key & user id management, looking forward to its development and adoption.
[1]: Keybase GUI for Linux https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW0wKs4VcAAL3Qi?format=jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EW0wKs4VcAAL3Qi?format=jpg
[2]: https://github.com/keys-pub/app/issues/6 https://github.com/keys-pub/app/issues/6