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12 points by garyhbutton 2385 days ago
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mdni007 2385 days ago
How did this reach this high on HN? Also source?
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garyhbutton 2385 days ago
I do not know. What source?
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_august 2385 days ago
code
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garyhbutton 2384 days ago
Here is the client source code: https://github.com/ghbutton/iron-client
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garyhbutton 2385 days ago
I made a little desktop end to end encrypted messaging app
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asdfasdf1231 2385 days ago
end to end without self hosted open source servers have (among others) a tradeoff: either opaque server you can't trust at all, or no offline messages. Which one you decided on?
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garyhbutton 2385 days ago
I was thinking of making the client code open source (eventually) so that users can know that their privacy is respected
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asdfasdf1231 2384 days ago
So you choose opaque server. At least do not hide the offline validation as deep as whatsapp and others do.

also work with linux/android distros do distribute the built from source client. otherwise, it's just more of the same

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parliament32 2385 days ago
Why?
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garyhbutton 2385 days ago
I wanted to send my tax person my documents but he used email which I am a little uncomfortable using so I figured I could build an app
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g105b 2384 days ago
Reminds me of _The General Problem_ [1].

[1]: https://www.xkcd.com/974/

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garyhbutton 2384 days ago
lol
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bobblywobbles 2385 days ago
I wish you luck on your app!
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garyhbutton 2385 days ago
Thanks!
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