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Tor IM Bundle - use decentralized system (ex: cabels or TorChat)

I don't see much point in fixing Pidgin. Nothing wrong with Pidgin, but not really made for use with Tor. Jabber is also a fine protocol, but not made for censor resistance.

I suggest switching to something decentralized. Why?

A jabber jid like "julian.a**ange at jabber.us"... How long do you think it would last? That is, why you invented hidden services.

No need to reinvent the wheel...

  • There is already cabels [1] (from Liberte Linux developer) and torchat [2].
  • Both use hidden services.
  • Both are independent from a centralized servers.
  • Both projects are alive.
  • Both developers are friendly, listening for feedback, fixing vulnerabilities.

So here is the idea:

  • Contact one or the other developer or both.
  • See what you like about their application and what not. What prevents you from using it for the Tor Im Browser Bundle.
  • Ask them, whether they are interested to see their application bundled within an official Tor Browser IM Bundle.
  • Ask them, if they would fix, what you complain about (any insecure things, if any).

[1] http://dee.su/cables [2] https://github.com/prof7bit/TorChat

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