▲ 72 ▼ Good actually user friendly foss chat app? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments Is there any actual easy to use foss chat app my friends and SO could use ? Everyone uses fb messenger because its so easy. I cant find anything easy enough to make people switch to, that won't have issues and send them running back to zucc
[+] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (9 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children) check out https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/ and https://soatok.blog/2025/01/20/session-round-2/ . session doesn't even have PFS(perfect forward secrecy), which can be very useful, so if a key is cracked, then only a few messages can be decrypted. EDIT: that was a lot of typos! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Why would simplex be better in that case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Thanks. Yk a secure replacement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) I like XMPP, but there's also LXMF(a bit more experimental, only for 'advanced' users) or simply signal or simplex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Alright, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children) check out https://soatok.blog/2025/01/14/dont-use-session-signal-fork/ and https://soatok.blog/2025/01/20/session-round-2/ . session doesn't even have PFS(perfect forward secrecy), which can be very useful, so if a key is cracked, then only a few messages can be decrypted. EDIT: that was a lot of typos! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Why would simplex be better in that case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Thanks. Yk a secure replacement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) I like XMPP, but there's also LXMF(a bit more experimental, only for 'advanced' users) or simply signal or simplex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Alright, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Why would simplex be better in that case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) Why would simplex be better in that case? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] blurb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] crash_thepose@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) I thought signal doesn't require a phone number anymore ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Thanks. Yk a secure replacement? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) I like XMPP, but there's also LXMF(a bit more experimental, only for 'advanced' users) or simply signal or simplex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Alright, thanks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) I like XMPP, but there's also LXMF(a bit more experimental, only for 'advanced' users) or simply signal or simplex. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WilliamA@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago Alright, thanks permalink fedilink source parent