Decentralized Messaging: Exploring BitChat and Community Engagement

Chris fled a declarative-first world for the promised land of Bluefin's atomic simplicity. Fifty days in, did he find desktop bliss or just fresh compromises?

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• Nix Vegas - Extended CFP, and a sneak preview
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• Bluefin | The Next Generation Linux Workstation
• Four Years of Universal Blue
• chad-russell/nix-blue: uBlue derivative with nix compatibility
• karypid/bluenix: Bluefin with /nix
• thrix/nix-toolbox: Fedora toolbox with nix.
• add nix using either the determine systems nix installer or the vanilla installer · Issue #2371 · ublue-os/bluefin
• Include smallest pieces necessary to make installing Nix easier · Issue #765 · ublue-os/main
• Recommend homebrew as the default · Issue #576 · ublue-os/bluefin
• feat: homebrew on image by m2Giles · Pull Request #1293 · ublue-os/bluefin
• Add support for ostree-based Linux distributions by Hofer-Julian · Pull Request #586 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
• Ostree installation breaks with composefs changes in Fedora 42 · Issue #1445 · DeterminateSystems/nix-installer
• Arbitrary top level mount points and composefs (#26) · Issue · fedora/bootc/tracker
• composefs: The reliability of disk images, the flexibility of files
• ublue-os/bluefin: The next generation Linux workstation, designed for reliability, performance, and sustainability.
• ublue-os/image-template: Build your own custom Universal Blue Image!
• amyos
• veneos: Bootc images based on Fedora Atomic & Fedora CoreOS
• m2os
• bos: Customized OS images based on Universal Blue
• Building Locally | Bluefin
• ublue-os/cayo: A bootc server image for your self-hosting needs
• Zach: Easy Omarchy update and install.
• CommonArch
• JaKooLit's Hyprland setups
• Pick: bitchat
• Bitchat: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes — A decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that works over Bluetooth mesh networks. No internet required, no servers, no phone numbers. It's the side-groupchat.
• bitchat-android: bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes
• bitchat privacy
• Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security | TechCrunch
• LINUX Unplugged 459: Better than Butter
• Briar — Censorship-resistant peer-to-peer messaging that bypasses centralized servers. Connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or Tor, with privacy built-in.
• Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.