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Retroshare – Secure communication for everyone

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Re: Retroshare – Secure communication for everyone

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Post by steckerbrett »

junto wrote: post #2

I tried this out with friends. Great idea but awful interface.

That's always the end feeling with RetroShare. I'd love to use it, but the interface is completely unpalatable.

There's supposed to be a web interface[0] that looked significantly better but I don't think that ever went anywhere (last commit is in 2013).

[0]: https://retroshareteam.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/djrs_2013...

Re: Retroshare – Secure communication for everyone

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Post by cordite »

nota_bene wrote: post #6
junto wrote: post #2

I tried this out with friends. Great idea but awful interface.

That's the sad part - we sacrifice what people like Snowden tried to save (by giving up their perfect lives) for eye candy.

Not every user, technically inclined or not, is willing to trudge through clunky software with confusing configurations and awkward interaction.

I tried using this a few years ago with some friends, and it was really frustrating for one of my friends to import and export user public keys just so we could get started.

Although the file syncing was nice, it was also cumbersome to work with.

Re: Retroshare – Secure communication for everyone

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Post by jvdh »

nota_bene wrote: post #6
junto wrote: post #2

I tried this out with friends. Great idea but awful interface.

That's the sad part - we sacrifice what people like Snowden tried to save (by giving up their perfect lives) for eye candy.

that's exactly the wrong way to think about this. If we want everybody else to use these kinds of tools, they have to look good, and be easy to use.

Re: Retroshare – Secure communication for everyone

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Post by stefanix »

junto wrote: post #2

I tried this out with friends. Great idea but awful interface.

Same here, very functional but too cluttered. It feels messy even though technically it looks good. I have tried several times to get a group of people on it but failed because the UX was not met with love.

This project could really take off with a clean UX. Unite and place the chat and mail feature in the foreground, other features in the background.

I would love to see Retroshare go places ...

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