I wrote "Building an #Asynchronous, Internet-Optional Instant Messaging System" today. It suggests using #DeltaChat (@delta) across an #email system that can run on non-IP networks to achieve #IM coverage without having to have an Internet backbone, using things like #NNCP, #Syncthing, #Filespooler, and such. I love the ways we can combine interesting tools like this!

https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10435-building-an-asynchronous-internet-optional-instant-messaging-system

@downey I am on board with the movement to #GiveUpGithub! I have already transitioned many (though not all of my older, semi-abandoned) repos to #Debian's #salsa service, which is based on #FLOSS #Gitlab and not limited to Debian projects. @Codeberg is another common choice and I would heartily recommend both.

My most recent #FreeSoftware project, #filespooler, has never had a Github presence of any kind. https://salsa.debian.org/jgoerzen/filespooler

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Introducing Fast, Ordered Unixy #Queues over #NNCP and #Syncthing with #Filespooler: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108387639329271399

"#Modem World" and modern communities that span interests: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108546787833118936

Why do I feel drawn to work from my #DEC #vt510 #terminal? Does it have advantages over my 27" LCD GUI? https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108898543787831520

Growing up through the #PC and #Internet revolution in #rural America: https://floss.social/@jgoerzen/108909211718813036

@deadparrot Hello! I'm a #rust/#rustlang person. Been using it at work for several years, and also have several crates out there. #Filespooler https://www.complete.org/filespooler/ is my most recent project. I'm also behind #xbnet and #lorapipe, which can tunnel TCP/IP or other data down #XBee SX or #LoRA long-distance radios.

So that weird #pipe issue I saw with #Filespooler and used #strace to diagnose? Probably a #kernel #bug. https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10390-pipe-issue-likely-a-kernel-bug

@gwil Welcome, gwil! Glad to see you here. It looks like your interests intersect mine quite a bit; I've been interested in #NNCP and #Syncthing as decentralized, offline-first or offline-capable systems, and recently wrote #Filespooler in that space.

I hadn't heard of #Earthstar. After reading the website, it sounds kind of like Syncthing, but with a more-public way of joining a share? (Sharing a link without having the approve the request) I'd be interested in other comparisons.

Ever wanted to pass things like environment variables to commands in #ssh? #Filespooler without queues can help! Its metadata is perfect for this. https://www.complete.org/using-filespooler-without-queues-to-pass-more-metadata/