keverets

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by keverets 7y ago
For the US and Canada, there is JMP.chat which can be used to 2FA over SMS without a SIM. Uses standard XMPP so can be used from a computer or phone while on WiFi. There are other proprietary services which can do the same for no monetary c
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by keverets 7y ago
You might want to check out jmp.chat ... it does SMS via XMPP and can place phone calls via SIP all on a fully free-software stack that you could modify and use independently if desired.
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by keverets 8y ago
I use Evolution every day with the evolution-ews plugin for accessing an Exchange server. It's still a bit clunky as it always was, and has some issues when switching between wired/wireless networks, but otherwise works fine for e
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by keverets 10y ago
Even better is Gadgetbridge (available on F-droid): https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge It's not as slick as the official app, but requires much less in the way of permissions and is more flexible.
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by keverets 10y ago
I think both have a place in the world (as another comment pointed out, similar to NNTP vs SMTP). Does it really need to be an "us vs them" eat each other's lunch kind of a deal to you? I use both. Conversations works well ou
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by keverets 10y ago
I still use XMPP to connect to google talk and converse with people who are using hangouts. I use "Conversations" on Android, which works well and also supports OMEMO (the XMPP version of the encryption behind Signal/Whatsapp
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by keverets 11y ago
It would be good if the library was marked as Libre so that LibreJS would easily recognize it: https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/manual/html_node/Free-L...
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Flawed Copyright Case Places Spotlight on Canada's Digital Lock Problem(michaelgeist.ca)
2 points by keverets 11y ago|0 comments
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by keverets 13y ago
Jitsi (jitsi.org) does video calling over Jabber and others. Though it's not web based like imo.im, you also don't have to give your access credentials to a third party.
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by keverets 14y ago
Is source code available? I couldn't find a link. Without the source, claims of privacy and security are very suspect.
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by keverets 14y ago
You appear to be speaking from a purely consumer perspective. That's being only the client in a client/server relationship, and feeling a need for protection from the supplier. I'm speaking from being a peer; both a consumer and a supplier
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by keverets 14y ago
That's a fair point. The difference is in where I think the trust should be placed. I would love to be able to pay for goods on Amazon with bitcoin, because I trust Amazon. Right now Mastercard/Visa/Paypal takes a cut on each of those tra
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by keverets 14y ago
The trust issue he encountered he mis-attributed to bitcoin when in fact the issue was with paypal and credit cards. Bitcoin is like cash. There's no "reversal" of charges. Once something has been paid for, it's public record and there's