Sukhbir Singh: > In case you missed it, we just released Tor Messenger 0.2.0b2, the first > release with the secure updater. > > https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-messenger-020b2-released > > One of the long-terms goals when we started was to replace Pidgin with Tor > Messenger as the standard choice for an XMPP/chat client. (In the context of > Tails, there is https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/8577 and the discussions > in #tor-messenger.) > > While we are still in beta and will be before we get an audit, we were > wondering about the status of Tor Messenger integration in Tails (assuming it > is planned) and if there is a specific issue(s) that may be blocking this.
Except the ticket you linked to, we have a blueprint for replacing Pidgin: https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/replace_Pidgin/ My read is that of it is that Tor Messenger is the most promising candidate given the requirements listed, but I cannot say its integration is "planned". I suppose the main problem is Tor Messenger's lack of regular security updates trickling down from Thunderbird. If this changed and it went stable, and it was clearer that it would remain maintained for the foreseeable future (I only mention this because IIRC you talked about this being a problem before, mainly because of lack of funding), I see very little reason not to migrate ASAP. :) Of course, the IM landscape is a bit crazy, with tons of protocols and accompanying single-protocol clients popping up and disappearing. I'm wondering a bit if some improvement over XMPP/IRC + OTR will be the preferred way to do secure IM after the dust settles, and whether Tor Messenger will add support for such new solutions. That would be ideal -- One Client To Rule Them All! :) Cheers! _______________________________________________ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.