Re:Briar Desktop for Linux
by voussoir on Friday January 21, 2022 @04:03PM
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> Briar at least used to be very strict about how you established contacts, so, for example, to add a contact you had to have them physically in your presence and exchange QR codes on your phone.
This has indeed changed, it is possible to exchange briar:// links over another channel and add contacts without physical presence.
> It also probably makes it more feasible to treat the desktop instance as a sort of "permanent on" server
I agree, and this might be one step towards solving the "using one briar key on two devices" problem by making the pc authoritative.
> although I have it on my phone, I haven't actually used it in some time
Me too. None of my friends/family would be interested in using Briar, but it's too cool for me to not keep it installed. I like reading the update notes and seeing it progress.
This has indeed changed, it is possible to exchange briar:// links over another channel and add contacts without physical presence.
> It also probably makes it more feasible to treat the desktop instance as a sort of "permanent on" server
I agree, and this might be one step towards solving the "using one briar key on two devices" problem by making the pc authoritative.
https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/-/wikis/FAQ#can-i-...
> although I have it on my phone, I haven't actually used it in some time
Me too. None of my friends/family would be interested in using Briar, but it's too cool for me to not keep it installed. I like reading the update notes and seeing it progress.