Allen Riddell

I was also looking at this: https://github.com/getlantern/natty, which happens to include a list of public STUN servers: https://github.com/getlantern/natty/blob/master/STUNS.md It seems like the pure-python requirement (a good one!) might be the...

Two more items: - Someone (who seems knowledgeable) suggests STUN works in 70% of cases on laptops and desktops. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23655243/nat-traversal-probability-of-success-using-stun - There's Python code to use any stream-based protocol over...

@david415 An onion service sounds best for the reasons you provide. What's the strategy for getting an onion service working here for the client? Doesn't tor need to be bundled...

@wolftune The success of Ruby Together seems like a very strong argument for experimentation in this area. It has $10k/month in recurring donations. Surely Python/Django could achieve something similar since...

@wolftune I think GnuPG is an excellent example here: htps://www.propublica.org/article/the-worlds-email-encryption-software-relies-on-one-guy-who-is-going-broke The small-but-sophisticated library is something that would be great to be able to support.

I wonder if there isn't a role for an umbrella organization to provide legal non-profit cover for these projects. Some kind of organization for authors who want to produce books...

It seems like this is a hard problem and that risk pooling (the way publishers do it) probably would be useful. Before considering risk pooling, I think one would want...

I do like the idea proposed here -- or the following variant: "if you have more than $1,000,000 in revenue and neither a non-profit nor a worker-owned cooperative you must...

Whether or not this threatens the "entire core aspect of Open Source development where existing users can contribute bug fixes etc." strikes me as an empirical question. How many of...

@freakboy3742 I see your point. I think the "sunset provision" here would be worth it because it would be a strong signal of commitment to the underlying ideals of of...