@rysiek @agturcz that's not how you fix #TechIlliteracy, espechally since things changed for the better.

@monocles / #monoclesChat & @gajim / #gajim are quite easy, whereas @signalapp / #Signal demands #PII in the form of a #Phone number which is more often than not not legally obtainable without "#KYC" aka. "forced #SelfDoxxing" all whilst being an extremely #centralized, #SingleVendor & #SingleProvider solution that falls under #CloudAct ant thus cannot adhere to #GDPR & #BDSG!

• Sorry, but "#TechPopulism" alike "JuSt UsE sIgNaL !" won't fix #TechIlliteracy but rather provide false sense of security to #TechIlliterates when the correct solution is to teach proper #TechLiteracy like @cryptoparty@chaos.social / @cryptoparty@mastodon.earth / #CryptoParty does...

Otherwise we'd only perpetuate the #Enshittification-#Lifecycle as has happened with #AIM, #ICQ, #BBM and so many more...

• Mark my words, cuz I've been proven correct up to this point.

If #Signal and @Mer__edith actually cared, they would've setup their system truly decentralized as an #OnionService over @torproject / #Tor!

@Natanox @djvdq I do agree in that regard as in that a lot of #FLOSS doesn't do good #UI & #UX but I've yet to see an issue that wasn't already covered well-enough (even for #GnuPG / #GPG there's #Kleopatra as a nice #GUI!) to the point that even on #Windows or #macOS you'd have to use a #CLI tool for that...

• Cuz 99,999% of what "#TechIlliterates" and "#Normies" want is to get their basic stuff done and working.

In fact, they don't give a s**t about tje underlying OS. Most don't even care if they use #Firefox or #Chrome and #Google or #DuckDuckGo.

• All they want is get shit done! And these.folks are eadily helped with a hands-on on a good #Linux dostro and maybe preinstalling some #RemoteSupport tool like #Dayon where one can help them if there ever was a need to do anything...

@hollowone @vvelox @SecurityWriter

IDK what planet you live at, but I'd trust @libreoffice more than #MicrosoftOffice.

• And yes, I literally migrated some cursed shite from #Windows to #Linux and got it to work with #Libreoffice, so it's mostly a matter of #pain, #frustration and #cost for the decisionmakers.

As a #Sysadmin, I'm used to acting as "#BenevolentDictator" cuz otherwise #TechIlliterates would fuck up (literally) everything!

• Sounds harsh but I'd rather not work in #IT than committing professional malpractice by using #Windows & #Office365 as that combo cannot under any circumstances comply with #GDPR & #BDSG and just because too many folks ignore that [just like they did when GDPR rolled out) doesn't mean this #InconvenientTruth won't go away...

I'd rather invest time and effort to not be shackled to a #GAFAM & #PRISM collaborator than just doing what everyone else does.

@xoron I don't want to discourage you at all - in fact I think your goal is not just noble but also worth aspiring to.

• My recommendation is always to scout out existing solutions, protocols and standards and see if those can be salvaged / used and if not, reason why. #PGP/MIME may seem crusty but a good UI can make it easy. Same.goes for #OMEMO & #OTR...

But whatever you do, please "DO NOT DIY ENCRYPTION!"

• Instead delegate it to drop-in libraries (i.e. crypto++ for C++) that are well, maintained and getting audited.

Prioritize features early on and make a decision what you want and if/how these can be accomplished. If necessary, have different modes / functions one has to context-switch (i.e. videocalling can't work in an airgapped network unless your callers are in the same (W)LAN).

• If possible choose to stay platform-independent in terms of tech, so like #WebCall, #JitsiMeet, etc. you can simply package that up with nw.js... (Except if you need like a minimalist, (n)curses-style TUI tool like #enc)

User-test early on. Espechally with "#TechIlliterates", if you can.

• Focus on a #MVP (minimum viable product) early on.

Write #documentation early on since that'll remove headaches. And I don't just mean #CommentYourCode but go deep and explain in detail why you chose something. This will help not just you.

• In terms of "scouting existing solutions" I'd recommend to take a look not just at #JitsiMeet & #WebCall, but also #Briar, #ServalMesh, @monocles / #monoclesChat, @gajim / #gajim and @micahflee's #OnionShare.

Make yourself a list what you like and dislike from those.

• Same with #Linphone, @zulip / #Zulip, #WhatsApp, #Signal, #Threema and even #WeChat, #FacebookMessenger, #iMessage, #FaceTime and god forbid #Skype, #MicrosoftTeams as well as #Slack.

Don't be afraid if your #App can't tick all the boxes at first release. Rather feel free to slowly ibtegrate them.

Needless to say I do sincerely wish you good luck and only the best in terms of success.

@jdohrmann @DigitalWriter@bildung.social Wegen solcher Leute bin ich in der IT als "wohlwollender Diktator" agierend.

• Wenn wir #TechIlliterates über den #TechStack entscheiden lassen, kommt nachher noch #MSDOS & #WindowsXP im Jahre 2024 raus!

Solche Leute haben gefälligst @libreoffice zu lernen oder werden wegen #Arbeitsverweigerung gegangen!

@samueljohn @ditol @linuzifer @tails_live @tails @thunderbird @monocles @Mer__edith @signalapp

Again: It's OUR responsibility to fix that!!!

• Sorry to break it to you but #Linux is really getting traction as #Apple and #Microsoft race on how much they can #abuse #users and #Enshittify their products!

But hey, if you want to lean back as a consumer and huff #copium, feel free to do so.

• Just don't whine everytime I can say #ToldYaSo...

Cuz if we allow ignorant #TechIlliterates to dictate #tech and #standards, we'll soon have #christofacists roaming the streets lynching every non-flatearther on sight...