Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:27:02 -0400 From: Walter <fbsd@saveouraquifer.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: minder Message-ID: <54402A16.9050803@saveouraquifer.org> In-Reply-To: <4461fjvpun.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <543ED1D6.3000500@saveouraquifer.org> <4461fjvpun.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On 10/16/14, 2:20 PM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Walter <fbsd@saveouraquifer.org> writes: > > That's essentially a library for keeping track of peers, but the only > application example seems to be a trivial test client. It might be > able to locate peers as well, but I haven't run across that > functionality so it may not exist. It may be a useful tool in building > a useful system, but it's a fairly small piece. I guess I'll roll my own, then - but that simple task shouldn't be too hard. > Try not to develop homegrown encryption or encrypted protocols. Unlike other kinds of programming, you can't > establish its correctness by testing. Mac, Linux, and BSD are all distinct. But they're all POSIX-compliant, which is > probably good enough for using the same code for the core functionality, and there are toolkits that can make a > lot of GUI work reusable. Windows is more difficult as far as compatibility, but not impossible. Still, you're talking > about a very big project. FreePascal works on all those platforms, which is what I'd use. Looking at BitMessage I see it's really not that far along, at least what I would have hoped. And getting all those other personal-but-not-for-me-messages to throw away seems wasteful. I guess I'll take baby steps. I agree on the homegrown encryption advice, but even established packages have had their problems. Thanks for your feedback. Walter
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