My humble opinion: I work a bit with journalists and secure communications protocols are a hard requirement for many of them. So I would support everything Tails (https://tails.boum.org/) supports. In other words, OTR is a hard requirement. That said, rather than try and re-engineer Fedora Workstation I'd make a text-based Docker image with all of the outstanding command-line messaging tools in Fedora - for example, irssi, bitlbee and maybe text email clients. I think I know the packages that need to be in it - if anyone's interested I'll post a Dockerfile on https://hub.docker.com/. On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Jiri Eischmann <eischmann@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > Empathy, which is our default IM client, has been dead upstream for some > time, so I'd like to start a discussion about what instant messaging > experience should look like in Fedora Workstation. > > I've already written two blog posts about it. The goal of the first one > was to describe the situation and collect input from users: > https://eischmann.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/instant-messaging-in-fedora-workstation/ > > The second one already works with user feedback from two surveys: > https://eischmann.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/instant-messaging-in-fedora-workstation-2/ > > It pretty much comes down to a question if we want to build a well > integrated multi-protocol client (continuing with Empathy/Pidgin, or > starting GNOME Chat) or if we should give it up and embrace all those > popular, unfortunately mostly closed services (Skype, Messenger, > Hangouts, Telegram...) and make them as integrated in the desktop as > possible. The latter would probably clash a bit with one of our 4 > foundation - freedom. > > Jiri > > -- > desktop mailing list > desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop -- OSJourno: Robust Power Tools for Digital Journalists http://www.znmeb.mobi/stories/osjourno-robust-power-tools-for-digital-journalists Remember, if you're traveling to Bactria, Hump Day is Tuesday and Thursday. -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
