Frank Aerror

Messenger comparison

Frank Aerror

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 10:02:21 +0100

Pirate Praveen wrote the following post Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:27:47 +0100

Better than WhatsApp: Try these Free Software Apps and Services — Free Software Foundation India

https://fsf.org.in/article/better-than-whatsapp/

#WhatsApp #Telegram #Signal #matrix #xmpp #p2p #element #quicksy #FreeSoftware

Thanks to Riya for making the info graphics.

Messaging Privacy FreeSoftware

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Frank Aerror

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:12:25 +0100

@FourOh-LLC

I thought "federation" was superior to anything else, at least as of today

I thought so too but p2p takes away the server part which can be a weak spot

I am not sure P2P works for building any sort of "community". BitTorrent comes to mind, its not really a "community". Am I missing something?

Well, if you take a look at how BitTorrent works (swarm connection) I'd think it has the potential to be used for community communications. I don't know if multi user chats are implemented yet but I would think that it should be possible.

That said I am absolutely no expert in that field so don't take my words for granted ;)

Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum)

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 19:45:02 +0100

Peer-to-peer is what is says on the tin, directly from you to me.

Some tricky parts of peer-to-peer are

1) discovery - where are you, where am I, and where is everyone else? This is usually solved with a) centralized directory services for lookup or b) everyone has a list of everyone else if the network is small enough or c) everyone has a list of nearest neighbours in their network.

2) load distribution - how much can you take, how much can I take, and how much can everyone else take? PeerTube uses Torrent over HTTP, i.e. WebTorrent to distribute the load of delivering a video between those who are watching at the same time. If there is nobody to shoulder the load, it can become quite bad. For instance, video conferencing peer-to-peer usually works well up to 10 people browser to browser, but above that you currently will need some kind of MCU to direct media streams in a sensible manner.

3) firewall and sandboxing of the service at each peer.

I think you can deliver most kinds of content as peer-to-peer, but given the above constraints it seems most people have ended up streaming single items to peers, e.g. short messages, files and media.

Frank Aerror

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:08:32 +0100

@Haakon Meland Eriksen (Parlementum) Thank you for pointing out :)

A void

Frank Aerror

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:52:20 +0100

muesli wrote the following post Wed, 20 Jan 2021 19:39:30 +0100

2019 - avoid negative people
2020 - avoid positive people
2021 - avoid people

Better late than never..

Frank Aerror

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:41:52 +0100

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am proud to announce that my annual music review is ready for you. It was a lot of fun to put this together since 2020 has been an awesome year for music. Enjoy!

aerrortation 2020 review

Podcast Music

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Sophie

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:59:21 +0100

Oh boy, I don't know a single title on the list

Frank Aerror

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:37:24 +0100

@Sophie well, a lot to discover then ;)

variFocus

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:36:24 +0100 from Diaspora

on repeat

❄️ The joys of winter ❄️

Frank Aerror

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:42:49 +0100

Icy Mån waterfall

Sirdal

Our newest invention: Tandem cross country skiing 😆

Norge Norway Natur Nature

Frank Aerror

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:33:00 +0100

dick_turpin wrote the following post Sat, 03 Oct 2020 19:22:08 +0200

h/t also to @ghostdancer.

Fun

Frank Aerror

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:46:11 +0100

Who Runs Banjotown? wrote the following post Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:26:19 +0100

Distracted boyfriend meme. Woman in foreground is 'Thinkin' about new musical instruments'. Boyfriend is 'Me'. Girlfriend is 'Already having too many instruments'

Gearporn

burning water

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:53:16 +0100 from Diaspora

Kenn ich (:

Harald Eilertsen

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:59:08 +0100

...too many instruments?

I'm not sure I understand the concept...

Inger Lise

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:13:36 +0100

Frank Aerror

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:52:35 +0100

Manuel wrote the following post Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:26:47 +0100

Hubzilla e-commerce

Yes, with the help of a simple addon, a Hubzilla channel can become an e-commerce point. As an example, the one implemented by Mario Vavti to sell his band's music online:

https://hub.somaton.com/cart/mario/catalog