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I think the only complete alternative is to successfully persuade the Keybase team to release their server code under an open source license. Their client is a
by SkyMarshal 7y ago
I think the only complete alternative is to successfully persuade the Keybase team to release their server code under an open source license. Their client is already open source.
https://github.com/keybase https://github.com/keybase
The only other alternative is a mishmash of multiple apps that each do part of what Keybase does.
- capableweb 7y agoThat would be really great, but feels like very unlikely as well. If they could open source it, why didn't they do it before?
- ahnick 7y agoProbably, because it provided them with more likely paths to monetization having everyone dependent on their server infrastructure. An argument could be made that if Zoom wants to build positive equity with the security community then open sourcing the Keybase server might be a good way to do that.
- mdkrkeo9 7y agoThe only positive Zoom is interested in is the rate of growth in their bank account.
- SkyMarshal 7y agoPartly b/c when Keybase was in due dilligence with Zoom they wouldn’t make any major decisions like that. Now that the deal is done and appears to have been primarily an acquihire focused on adding E2E to Zoom, Keybase may be low enough priority for Zoom that open sourcing it is a viable option now. Eg, it doesn’t sound like Zoom wants to allocate any dev time to Keybase, wants to stay focused on Zoom, and probably can’t sell Keybase without its developer team who are all working on Zoom now. So hopefully they’ll just open source it and let the community take over.
- ahnick 7y agoRecent github issue opened for this -> https://github.com/keybase/client/issues/24105 https://github.com/keybase/client/issues/24105