Quiet is an alternative to team chat apps like Slack, Discord, and Element that does not require trusting a central server or running one's own. In Quiet, all data syncs directly between a team's devices over Tor with no server required.
https://tryquiet.org
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@rolle related is Cabal
it's open source, encrypted, & fully distributed using the DAT protocol. I don't *think* it does inline images though. At least it didn't the last time I used it. Other than that it was great.
@rolle Interesting. This feels like "Team version of Briar". There are some similar chat apps like Cwtch and SimpleX, but this one seems fully focused on teams.
This seems like great alternative for Telegram, because I think that is currently used for this kind of communication.
The website definitely looks more slick than https://tox.chat/ but I have trouble seeing what the advantage over that existing decentralised system is. #tox
@rolle Wait, what's wrong with Element? Wasn't it literally created for the same reason?
@joshisanonymous
Element is federated like Mastodon, not fully decentralised. If that's important depends on your threat model
@rolle
@Joris @joshisanonymous I use Matrix. It seems Quiet takes a different approach since it's serverless and peer-to-peer. Matrix can be a hassle to set up. I have my own server, and it's definitely a love-hate relationship.
@rolle Any existing communities I could join?
@rolle waiting till it supports DM's before I give it a try with one of my teams ..
@rolle looks interesting. If it can add voice/video/desktop sharing with dedicated desktop clients then it could be a winner. With discord now pushing for profit it could be a decent replacement once this has had time to cook.
@rolle@mementomori.social I had a look at this but I was very disappointed to see that it relies on github, which is effectively Microsoft. The website says "Quit Big Tech" then reveals it uses it.
@hamishtpb Repository != product.
@rolle@mementomori.social It is not just the repo though - updates are served via github according to the FAQ.
@hamishtpb Still, you can fork it, make a "libre" version, or host it wherever you want. You can nitpick as much as you like and still criticize society while living in it, it's your choice. I've got over 800 GitHub repositories spanning almost 20 years. Open source isn't Big Tech just because the repo happens to be on GitHub. It's still community-driven, transparent, and free to fork anywhere.
I'm just so tired of people saying, "You're doing good things the wrong way". You need somehow to be absolutely perfect in everything you do.
@rolle @hamishtpb The more good that you are doing, the higher the status you have, the more mana they can leach from you by finding something - anything - to criticise.
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@rolle the "you are doing good things in a wrong way" people are the most tiresome aspect of the entire fediverse
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@rolle@mementomori.social I apologise for making you feel that way and I will say no more on the matter.
@rolle This one has been on my radar for quite some time for introduction for the party I'm in. I feel it's pretty close to prime time.