๐Ÿ“ถ Community infrastructure, mutable protocols, mesh networksโ€ฆ

Independent and self-sovereign communication is more compelling than ever.

Watch the recording of our latest meetup with Jacob Sayles, @gwil, and Mathias Jud.

https://archive.org/details/dweb-virtual-meetup-mar-2026-p2p-mesh/GMT20260326-170134_Recording_2560x1440.mp4

#DWeb #Willow #qaul #MeshNetworks #MeshCore #Meshtastic #communityNetworks

@klu9 @Jami

I have updated the Mastodon links in message 10. Thank you very much!
And I'm going to check out #Jami and #Qaul, which I don't know. THX!

@anon_4601

Excellent thread! Thanks so much for explaining the usage, pros & cons of these #IM /communication systems!

Personally, I've been leaning towards something #P2P (cut out all the issues related to servers) & can still work when the Internet is down (in our case, due to tech problems not politics) but still have WiFi etc

Like:
#Briar
#Jami (open source, Canada) @Jami
#Qaul (open source; Switzerland?) https://github.com/qaul/qaul.net

(PS the Mastodon links in post 10 aren't currently linked)

GitHub - qaul/qaul.net: Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App

Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App - qaul/qaul.net

GitHub

BONUS: OFFLINE WARRIORS (P2P & MESH) ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿ“ก
When internet is cut, these apps create networks via Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Direct. No servers, pure P2P

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ #BRIAR ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
The ultimate tool for protesters. Mesh Network (phone-to-phone). Messages hop between devices if internet fails. No central point. Open Source @briar

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ#JAMI ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Video, Audio & Chat 100% decentralized. Uses Distributed Hash Tables, no servers. Works on local Wi-Fi offline. Secure calls w/o phone number @Jami

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ #QAUL ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Internet-independent communication. Pure mesh for disaster zones or total shutdowns. Community-driven

Perfect for emergencies, protests, or natural disasters when the grid is down๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿ“ต

Hope this helps escape Big Tech & embrace free alternatives. Take back sovereignty before a blond fascist presses the red๐Ÿ›‘button!

discussed apps and Mastodon links:
@session @delta @threemaapp @element @matrix @briar
@arjenlubach

Know other projects?Share below!๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŒ

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#MeshNetwork #P2P #OfflineChat #Jami #Briar #Qaul

BONUS: GUERRIERI OFFLINE (P2P & MESH) ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿ“ก

Se internet cade, queste app creano reti tramite Bluetooth e Wi-Fi Direct.Nessun server, puro P2P

๐Ÿฅ‰ #BRIAR ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Strumento definitivo per i manifestanti. Mesh Network (da telefono a telefono). Messaggi saltano tra dispositivi se internet va giรน. Nessun punto centrale. OpenSource @briar

๐Ÿฅ‰ #JAMI ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Video, Audio, Chat 100% decentralizzati. Tabelle Hash Distribuite, nessun server. Funziona su Wi-Fi locale offline. Chiamate sicure senza n. @Jami

๐Ÿฅ‰ #QAUL ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Comunicazione indipendente da internet. Mesh pura per zone di disastro o blackout totali. Guidato dalla comunitร 

Perfetto per emergenze, proteste o disastri quando la rete รจ giรน ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿ“ต

Spero che questo aiuti a fuggire da Big Tech e ad abbracciare alternative libere. Riprendiamoci la sovranitร  prima che un fascista biondo prema il tasto rosso ๐Ÿ›‘!

App e link Mastodon:
@session @delta @threemaapp @element @matrix @briar

Conoscete altri progetti? Condivideteli qui sotto!๐Ÿ‘‡๏ธ๐ŸŒ๏ธ

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[39c3] Secure Offline Communications: What's Next?

It's the end of 2025 and digital authoritarianism becomes only ever more sophisticated. We want to use this opportunity to pause and reflect: how is the situation for citizens in different contexts around the world? What are people's actual needs?...

39c3
@AliveDevil or have a #Freifunk net, and use #qaul for everything, does voice and messaging
@richardwonka @ahaldorsen #qaul messenger is planning to work on a multipurpose BLE mesh library, which can be repurposed for stuff like that. BLE is a messy conglomerate of many standards, making it a rather extensive task to create a unified lib out of that mess...
depending on chip and protocol, BLE can reach more than 1km, so its quite capable if you got it right. Looking forward to see that in #Reticulum!
@Polychrome #Qaul comes to my mind, it's in development for quite some time: https://qaul.net/. But haven't really used it myself yet. What I did use successfully is @mwarning 's simplistic #Meshenger: https://github.com/meshenger-app/meshenger-android
But despite its name it doesn't have a built-in #mesh feature, you'd need to use it over a layer 2 #MeshNetwork like @batadv / #Freifunk. Similarly, for texting instead of voice @pidgin's #Bonjour Chat comes to my mind (but I think there is no Android app for it yet?)
qaul โ€“ ู‚ูˆู„

Internet independent wireless mesh communication app

qaul โ€“ ู‚ูˆู„
@grimmy @pidgin really like this idea, to create a wrapper lib for #mDNS to make it platform independent around well tested, platform specific libs. #rust #libp2p tries to fully reimplement #mDNS, but I had several blocking issues with it when tried to use it on the #Qaul messenger: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20author%3AT-X
Your wrapper sounds like once it works it'll really work, with a lot less bugs.
Issues ยท libp2p/rust-libp2p

The Rust Implementation of the libp2p networking stack. - Issues ยท libp2p/rust-libp2p

GitHub