How about Jami ? https://jami.net/
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 1:28 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 1:07 PM Mike C. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > One option that was mentioned was FreeConferenceCall.com. > > > > > > Out of curiosity, I casually looked this up via an online search and > was > > > given 2 hits. > > > > > > FreeConferenceCall.com > > > FreeConference.com > > > > > > Both websites appear very similar, but do not obviously reference each > > > other. I do not believe they are the same company despite very similar > > > appearances. > > > > > > I smell bullshit. Someone is copying someone else, and while I don't > know > > > if this is a legitimate attempt at competition or direct attempt to > > deceive > > > users, I'm not using either service. > > > > > > > FreeConferenceCall.com is the original. They've been around for just shy > of > > 20 years. FCC is also open source. > > > > > > > IMO both of these services present a potential for identify theft that > > > goes above my tolerance levels. > > > > > > > Clearly, like anything else, each person has to assess the risks and make > > appropriate choices per the comfort level with the risks. > > > > I generally give preference to Open Source vs closed source and the > longer > > a FOSS application has been used, reviewed and maybe security audited the > > more I generally favor it. > > > > It would certainly be more of a project, but XMPP supports voice & video > > and each participant can use whatever XMPP client their heart desires. > > > > I know riseup.net has secure chatrooms but everyone would need a riseup > > email account. > > > > Rocket.chat has free self-managed, self-hosted server This version is > > fairly feature rich with live streaming, public & private channels and > > multi-factor authentication. > > > > https://rocket.chat/pricing#self > > > > In these strange & interesting times where millions of people are doing a > > lot more online communication and I suspect many very interested parties > in > > said communications, I'd much prefer a self-hosted, self-managed solution > > with as much security, privacy, anonymity as possible > > > > > Adding to the list is the matrix protocol. The details start to go over my > head, but it has been adopted by the KDE community. I've been looking into > setting up a test room and trying the voip/video features, if they exist. > matrix.org > > They still do a lot of the node.js style development that I'm opposed to, > but they have the advantage of backing from more reputable FOSS > organizations. There's a significant difference from saying "we love open > source" and saying "KDE is using us in their project". Their documentation > is also much more straightfoward in terms of what is/isn't possible. > Matrix is interesting is because the protocol is decoupled from the client > and server. This creates more transparency and trust for users. If a > particular client or server is no longer secure (by whatever definition of > secure you subscribe to), just move to a different one. > > Features seem limited, but that could change. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
