This is without question an excellent idea.
NK On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:23 PM, David Goulet <dgou...@ev0ke.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Hi everyone, > > I apologize if this has been already discuss in older threads that I'm > not aware. > > I had this yet _crazy_ idea when reading for the last 6 months every > threads and discussions about OTR and different IMs using it, new > ideas and also not forgetting the Cryptocat threadS :). > > So here goes. I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to try to > create an OTR foundation or non profit organization or whatever we can > think of (OTR project à la Tor) that would basically regroup libotr (C > library), IM plugins, and more stuff like an OTR Java library, Python > binding and other important project that I forget or soon to be > related to OTR (we can think of Javascript stuff related to Cryptocat > for instance). I guess this is basically what cypherpunks.ca does > today but I'm thinking something much more wider in terms of OTR projects. > > The motivation behind that is that it could help to ensure quality OTR > piece of software (security, peer review, ...), resources for > development for developers, and most importantly maintaining those > projects by making sure they never dies and end up with out of date > insecure stuff that people uses... (this is a fatality but at least we > can try to prevent it :). > > Keep in mind that this is, up to now, only an idea that I want to > throw out here for comments and feedbacks. It's quite a big venture > but still might worth the effort in the long term or at least > think/discuss the idea before discarding it. > > If you can think of a better place to send this email, let me know or > forward it! :). > > Thanks a lot everyone! > David > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > > iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJQ7014AAoJEELoaioR9I02UgkIAKhnktTGCEgsJTOhPISJXZS+ > 6VJIT4NrxPOtuIwXQo6Lqt5JC2NOvyapPw4SiOYLOAJpBoP7dB9XqsR6go8PVML3 > Arss9XH94ZzOz2Fy+6/cFKcjk4dEWbuXuPlAwTXVX01+wMa48jd6s8NNj/uAlR7a > uwj/ViEPd7lY6K8hccHIk8odWDm0742XEiJrM479Mlny4adTYLULl/HMQ7xWeCxD > t0GDeCnRJ+MQjDLplhfbuYr0wdY4GcHh5X/mSCVNyZH0ms7emle81T6ziafjGK5D > ecXtsjEetRNwCwyZW+zTz0IfT5NW8d+nXNIQ00qT771IhHe686qP678TxC19XDA= > =LdTv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > OTR-dev mailing list > OTR-dev@lists.cypherpunks.ca > http://lists.cypherpunks.ca/mailman/listinfo/otr-dev >
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