Please also consider adding OTR to DebianParl (which is a Blend): https://wiki.debian.org/DebianParl
Thanks! //Erik ________________________________________ From: Andreas Tille [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday 3 April 2014 09:12 To: [email protected]; Debian OTR Team; Debian Pure Blends List Subject: Re: Debian OTR team Hi, I'd recommend using the Blends framework to assemble the according OTR software. Thanks for starting this project Andreas. On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 08:39:05PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > originally-from: Jurre van Bergen <[email protected]> > > Today we launch the Debian OTR team. OTR stands for "Off-the-Record" > messaging which provides encryption, authentication, deniability and > perfect forward secrecy. The team was started by various maintainers of > software that feature "OTR" support. OTR is used for instant messaging. > It adds an encryption layer over existing instant messaging protocols > like Jabber and IRC and is implemented in several instant messaging > clients, which we aim to support and maintain in Debian. > > In a post-Snowden age, it is important that Debian provides encryption > to those who want to protect their communications. OTR is one of the > protocols that is relatively easy to use for end-users. Its end-to-end > encryption makes it harder for attackers to decrypt the communication > between two parties. > > The Debian OTR team is supported by OTR.im[1], a community of OTR > developers, whose aim it is to work effectively together, peer-review > each other's work and encourage people to step in and work together on > the OTR ecosystem and OTR upstream. > > Now for the burning question, how can you contribute? We welcome any > contribution! From bug reporting and triaging, to bugfixing, packaging > and backporting. We will help newcomers if needed and are very grateful > for your contribution! > > You can find the Debian OTR homepage with all the information on how to > get involved there: > > https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/OTR > > All the best, > Debian OTR team. > > [1] https://www.otr.im/ > > -- > http://jurrevanbergen.nl/ > > -- > Developer at https://www.useotrproject.org/ -- http://fam-tille.de -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/4b654b63c9a4614ea1f088b2490e8f3a069a9...@ucexbwp009.ep.parl.union.eu
