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Re: [Ring] Ring joins GNU - Beta 2 Released with Multi-Device and Decent
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Christopher Allan Webber |
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Re: [Ring] Ring joins GNU - Beta 2 Released with Multi-Device and Decentralized Username Registry |
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Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:44:23 -0500 |
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Alexandre Viau writes:
> Ring is free software for universal communication which respects
> freedoms and privacy of its users. The program allows users to
> communicate with each without relying on a centralized server to relay
> messages. It uses distributed hash tables for establishing
> communication. This avoids keeping centralized registries of users and
> storing personal data.
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> Ring is mostly developed by Savoir-faire Linux, a Free Software
> consulting company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is based on
> SFLPhone, which was a SIP/IAX2 compatible softphone for GNU/Linux.
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> This announcement is twofold:
> - The project joins GNU as an official GNU package.
> - We have just released "Beta 2 - Gaston Miron", which is an important
> milestone for Ring.
Congrats on joining GNU! That's great news! :)