A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as “an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse.”
I’m excited for it. I’m hoping it becomes a federated, self-hostable Signal.
It’s way easier to sell friends and family on yet another messager when you tell them “look, it comes with a twitter/facebook/instagram/reddit too!”
I am torn up 🤷.
On one hand I just want one standard NOW and am sick of hunderds of apps. On the other hand it is just a Pixelfed client with other view, like DeltaChat is to email.
Edit: fix typo
I’m much more excited about Veilid than another server-based thing, even if it’s federated servers. Fully peer-to-peer seems like the way to go for direct conversations.
I’m pretty curious about Veilid, and eager to check it out. But, I believe that peer-to-peer and federated could theoretically complement each other very well, especially when it comes to building infrastructure for this big weird network we’re a part of.
For me, federated networks make a lot of sense when you want moderation and admins. Having a lot of little places with centralized control that can all talk to each other is much preferable to having 5 giant shitty walled gardens.
If I’m going to talk to a friend or a small group of friends directly, then I don’t feel a need to have a centralized authority in the works, which is why I’d prefer peer-to-peer for that kind of communication.
Those are just my preferences though; good luck with the project, and hack on!
Rename it to soup
The name makes me think of the Bro app from Silicon Valley
