Thinking about covering Pear and the surrounding ecosystem on this week's #FREEDOMTECHFRIDAY.
nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ctvvahjuat50phjummwv5q32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueqqyzu7we2xhgry2mknq8v7227yn7jguu9xhu3g90n6rtnjj3mpyq3ackdvvhl would you like to join us, or can recommend someone who could join to help simplify the technicals?
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Love the idea of Keet, but up to now I've been disappointed.
Firstly, it's been about-to-be-open-source for what feels like years now.
Secondly, I've not found it reliable - post a larger file, a couple of hours later it won't download, or stay downloaded (it previously was there, but now it's waiting for other peers to be back online before I can access it again).
But the worst thing is, every time I come to use it after a week or two, I can't do anything without a forced upgrade. And I've lost access to using it at all on a few older devices (particularly on iOS) - it forced an upgrade, then never worked again. As a relatively non-technical person, this makes it is hard to trust. (How do I know it is a genuine upgrade? If a bad actor was involved, how do I know I'm not just replacing it with a compromised version? ...or at very least, I can't be sure it'll still work after I upgrade, which means I can't rely on it for anything longer term than just whatever I'm using it for today).
This also means introducing it to other people is problematic - it solves a bunch of communication, privacy and file transfer problems beautifully, but if their experience is usually 'it doesn't work', then it's pretty much a non starter in that context.
I very much hope that my trust in it can be rebuilt, and the technical wrinkles can be ironed out, because it has masses of potential.
Great field report! Hoping I can get someone well versed in it (like nostr:nprofile1qyfhwumn8ghj7ctvvahjuat50phjummwv5q32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueqqyzu7we2xhgry2mknq8v7227yn7jguu9xhu3g90n6rtnjj3mpyq3ackdvvhl ) to join us on Friday and perhaps comment on some of the stuff you've mentioned.
Yes?
Very happy to say that nostr:nprofile1qqstnem9g6aqv3tw6vqaneftcj06frns56lj9q470gdww228vysz8hqjqcma4 is going to be joining us LIVE tomorrow at 9AM EST / 2PM GMT to discuss all things Holepunch/Pear.
I know it's been around for some years now, but the concept is still fairly new to me, so I'm excited to dive into this one!
What questions do you have for Guy on the topic? Drop em below and I'll make sure we cover them on the show
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