+1 The privacy argument is a strong one. -walter
On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 5:14 AM, Sam P. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Currently Sugar defaults to using "jabber.sugarlabs.org" as a > collaboration server in Sugar on a Stick and other GNU distros (fedora, > debian, etc.). However, I propose that we change the default (this > release!) to use the local network (telepathy salut). This is a feature is > that is already in sugar, and is used on XOs and normal computers. > > Why? > > * Better activity support. Tubes are supported by salut, but not by > gabble (server based collab.). This means that activities that haven't > been ported this cycle (most of them) will still work under salut (proposed > default), but will not work under gabble (current default) > > * More contextual neighbourhood view. You only see people on your local > WiFi (or wired) network. This is more helpful for finding your friends > than the trawling the crowded jabber.sugarlabs.org neighbourhood. > > * More features. File transfers work via salut, but not via > jabber.sugarlabs.org > > * More speed and less lag. Jabber.sugarlabs.org is hosted in the mit. > While that is good if you are a student at the mit, it is very laggy if you > are in say Australia. I prefer near instant collaberation provided by my > local network. Even if you are at the mit, your wifi router is still > closer than jabber.sugarlabs.org (hopefully) > > * Privacy. Users (specifically kids) aren't by default sharing their > names and colours online and inviting others to send them things. > > Is this ok? Will defaulting to use salut (local network) cause any issues > for anyone? Is this ok for the 108 cycle? > > Thanks, > Sam > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org
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