Show threadPirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 27
@codewizard @Torx @rimu @Jerry @prav delta chat uses smtp (same protocol as email), but #prav uses #xmpp. So you can use any xmpp app to talk to prav users.
Show threadPirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 26
@codewizard @rimu @Jerry @prav Better than #WhatsApp because we have users privacy as priority unlike them. Their business model depends on collecting personal data. Signal is better than WhatsApp, but it still controlled by a single organization. Prav is part of #XMPP network so people who don't like Prav have choice of using other apps like #Quicksy and still talk to all #Prav users.
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On that note… #Prav is offering 20,000 INR (212 USD, or 181 EUR) to anyone who can implement a particular feature for them.

The Org
Prāv (website, Fedi - @prav ) is a fork of Quicksy.im run by #FreeSoftware activists, which provides an #XMPP service and branded apps to make it easy to bring non-geeks to XMPP.

Prāv is a #cooperative, which means anyone can become a member and take part in the project governance and decision-making. It’s the ultimate form of putting users and workers in control!

If you want to defeat #capitalism, it’s important to support cooperatives like Prāv instead of privately-owned hierarchical companies and organizations.

The Task
Prāv uses phone numbers for easy registration and contact discovery. As with Quicksy, the phone number becomes part of the user’s XMPP address. This means the user’s phone number is visible to channel admins and to anyone the user adds as a contact.

The task is to modify the clients to let users enter a username which will be used for their XMPP address instead. This way, phone numbers will continue to be used for easy registration and contact discovery, without revealing the phone number to other users.

No other XMPP client or service has this functionality yet! 🙂 Go check out their Codeberg repository. https://codeberg.org/prav

#OpenSource #FOSS #Libre #Decentralized #Federated #Privacy #India #SoftwareEngineering #Jobs #GetFediHired

Prav

Prav Messaging App - Privacy and convenience with choice of providers

The Prav CooperativeApr 23

#Prav can be installed on #iOS through #Sidestore.

If you would like to install, here are the steps:

  • Set up Sidestore at sidestore.io
  • Add prav.app/SidestoreiOS.json as a source.
  • Find Prav in SideStore and install it.

    • #Apple doesn't allow alternative app stores in #India, so this option is not available for Indian users 🙁

    #Prav #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #XMPP

    SideStore

    An alternative app store that aims to make sideloading apps as seamless as possible.

    The Prav CooperativeApr 19

    #Prav ist ein freier Messenger, der deine Privatsphäre schützt.

    Für Android erhältst du Prav im Play Store (play.google.com/store/apps/det…) oder in F-Droid (f-droid.org/packages/app.prav.…) und unter iOS ist Prav im Sidestore (sidestore.io) erhältlich.

    #XMPP #FreieSoftware #OpenSource

    The Prav CooperativeApr 19

    നിങ്ങള്‍ പ്രാവ് (prav) ഉപയോഗിച്ചു് തുടങ്ങിയില്ലേ? വാട്ട്സാപ്പിന്റെ കുത്തകക്കെതിരെ മലയാളികളടക്കമുള്ള ഇന്ത്യക്കാരുടെ സ്വന്തം സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്‍വെയറാണിതു്. ഇതിലൂടെ പങ്കിടുന്ന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ മറ്റാര്‍ക്കും കാണാനാവില്ല.

    ഗൂഗിള്‍ പ്ലേയിലും സൈഡ്സ്റ്റോറിലും (sidestore.io) ഇതു് ലഭ്യമാണു്.

    #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #XMPP #Prav

    Pirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 17

    今天开始使用 prav 应用程序 https://prav.app

    #prav #FreeSoftware #privacy

    Show threadPirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 17
    @tuxicoman @prav indeed taking #xmpp to the masses is another goal of #Prav. So far we have gone to various #FreeSoftware conferences and setup booths. We have active presence on fedi. Eventually we hope to go to other kinds of events as well.
    Show threadPirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 17
    @tuxicoman @prav We are just offering some hand holding to get started with #xmpp. #Prav is ready for iOS too, but #Apple won't accept it in App Store, so people have to take the longer route of #SideStore. We have started the process of involving the users to prioritize missing pieces in #XMPP apps.
    Show threadPirate Praveen 普拉文Apr 17
    @tuxicoman @prav it is very close to #quicksy in current state as we started from quicksy. It offers a choice to users - they can choose either Quicksy or #Prav without considering what their friends are using and users of either app can talk to users of the other app. We made small changes already like changing SMS provider so it works in countries like Nepal and Brazil where Quicksy SMS don't get delivered. We hope to offer custom username option and may eventually get other features.