[liberationtech] The Open Whisper Systems Spring Break Of Code

2013-01-24 Thread Moxie Marlinspike
This Spring will be the first Open Whisper Systems Spring Break Of Code, a week-long expenses-paid retreat to Maui for folks who like software development, security, and the beach. We’ve rented a large beachfront house on the west coast of Maui for everyone to stay in, and will pay for your

Re: [liberationtech] Silent Circle Dangerous to Cryptography Software Development

2012-10-11 Thread Moxie Marlinspike
On 10/11/2012 09:15 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: James, you can charge for a service and leave it as open source software. This has been done countless times over the years and has functioned successfully. I am not against Silent Circle costing money - I'm against it being closed source

Re: [liberationtech] Silent Circle Dangerous to Cryptography Software Development

2012-10-11 Thread Moxie Marlinspike
On 10/11/2012 11:24 AM, Nadim Kobeissi wrote: Zimmerman stated that servers are located in Canada to avoid US subpoenas (not a lawyer, not sure what's that worth in the end). His entire IP block is connected to servers in the United States. I am very skeptical of that claim. Furthermore,

Re: [liberationtech] What I've learned from Cryptocat

2012-08-06 Thread Moxie Marlinspike
On 08/06/2012 05:28 PM, Jillian C. York wrote: A /safer /web-based tool than Facebook chat with a GIANT WARNING is far better than everyone continuing to hold their discussions in insecure fora. I think this sentence is really the essence of the problem. Why do you assume it's safer?

Re: [liberationtech] What I've learned from Cryptocat

2012-08-06 Thread Moxie Marlinspike
On 08/06/2012 06:22 PM, Douglas Lucas wrote: Is not Riseup accessed over SSL webmail a comparable analogy to current Cryptocat? And yet activists without their own .mx trust Riseup, and no one says there's little to no difference between Facebook email and Riseup email. I actually disagree