Mastodawn

do you like discord?
no?

do you wanna help with replacing it?
go check out polyproto!

we're slowly inching towards defining a specification and implementing it so that we can build our very own federated discord-type chatting program :)

doesn't mean we want it to be a clone, though! we would like to take some...creative liberties down the line but that's for the future.

For now, if you're interested in working on this and wanna pick up some low-hanging fruit in rust or want to write documentation and specifications, we'd love to have u around!

also, feel free to leave questions! I've been meaning to write up an FAQ anyways.

also on fedi → @polyproto

#polyproto #polyphony

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Alexia

Apr 12

polyphony.zulipchat.com#narrow/channel/536157-polyproto/topic/IRC.20as.20the.20p2-chat.20backbone/with/585043172

do ppl wanna comment on this?

Basically, I wanna discuss with others that are interested in polyproto whether fucking....IRC might be a good backbone for p2-chat. IRCv3 that is

#polyproto

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Alexia

Mar 19

hi it's me the paid polyproto shill :)

ok so! little refresh:
polyproto is the WIP federation protocol that aims to be simple and build on existing, robust tech and protocols instead of re-inventing the wheel, while avoiding complexity from i.e state-resolution or extension fragmentation.

If that at all sounds interesting to you, check out the (WIP!) specs at polyproto.org and talk with us!

Polyproto is also on fedi at @polyproto, and is part of the @polyphonychat project which eventually aims to use this protocol to build a chat platform.

thanks for ur attention :3

#polyproto #decentralisation

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Remy Rose Mar 3

I dunno nothin' about nothin', but from trying out almost all the Discord alts that have popped up, I feel like something we're not supporting nearly enough is a shared protocol for them to use. One that's better than the Matrix protocol. So far I don't think any of the alts are particularly federated or e2ee, right? So maybe we could throw some development/documentation/translation/monetary support towards PolyProto?

RE: https://fed.amazonawaws.com/notes/aim3s8vcx2et8d00
#Discord #PolyProto #Stoat #Fluxer #Sharkord #spacebar #Matrix

Katzenmann / Catperson @ GPN Feb 23

@star When do you think #polyproto will be ready to write clients for? Can I somehow help in speeding up that process?

I kind of really want this to become a thing.

Strypey Feb 16

#TIL about #PolyProto;

"a protocol describing decentralized, federated data exchange using tried and true concepts ... Messages or posts you've sent in the past can be trivially migrated to a new account. This means: no more losing friends or followers if your old homeserver sunsets. Feel free to migrate to another homeserver at any time, even if your old homeserver has shut down ages ago."

https://polyproto.org/

Seems like a very new project, but this is an intriguing set of goals.

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Isadora Feb 11

Is current World being more interested in creating duplicates of well known protocols instead of join efforts to evolve the good ones? I have mixed feelings about that.

https://polyproto.org

@debacle
@gnemmi
@guusdk

#xmpp #polyproto

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Bloo (they/she) 🍓 🏳️‍⚧️ 🍉Feb 11

Don’t get me wrong, I think #Stoat chat is cool, but I don’t think anything can be a sustainable #Discord replacement until we have something federated. I know they’ve not ruled it out, and it’s FOSS, but still.

Personally putting all my eggs in the #Polyproto basket. #revolt

Alexia

Feb 9

hiya!

if ur interested in working on a federated alternative to discord, which keeps the user in control of their account/identity and doesn't have a complex DAG and uses tried-and-tested tech instead of re-inventing the wheel, I invite u to check out and perhaps contribute to polyproto.org !

it's a project that I've been involved in for a bit and been following for much longer, we want to create something that can provide a real alternative to Discord without compromising on user experience and control for the end user :)

edit: we're also on fedi at @polyproto

#polyproto #discord #foss

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flori_ava_star:~

:made-with-estrogen:

Dec 31

Hey, maybe at 40c3 I will even have a working thingy to show for #polyproto!