[tor-teachers] Open, Onion and Off-the-Record == O3? Ozone?

Spencer spencerone at openmailbox.org
Sun Nov 8 04:18:09 UTC 2015


Hi,

> 
> Nathan of Guardian:
> I've been trying to come up with a catchy name for
> any messaging client that is open-source, supports
> open protocols, is routed over Tor easily/default,
> and employs an openly published/standard
> Off-the-Record encryption system
> 

What is the intention behind focusing on only messaging clients?  It 
seems such a metaphor would be valuable to Tor things as a whole, yeah?

> 
> I think people understand that the "Ozone Layer" is
> a helpful thing that protects us, even if we don't
> totally understand what it is or how it works.
> 

Maybe more people have phones than know what the Ozone layer is?  If so, 
teaching about network security in raw form might be a more suitable 
approach, especially if the interfaces of Tor tools and services are 
created in a way that allow people to teach themselves.

> 
> Perhaps calling it Ozone is too clever but just
> using the phrase "Open, Onion, and Off-the-Record"
> is an easy meme that could stick?
> 

I am a fan of the Wind and the function mapping behind the terms :)

However, Ozone doesn't have a strong connection like Wind and its terms; 
three Os is kind of a leap and I feel like we are overlooking "unstable 
toxic gas".

> 
> cicada_3301:
> Free, Onion, and Off-the-Record -> foo
> 

I second, though feel that free might be inferred from the combination 
of these things.

Free doesn't necessarily address "open protocols", though maybe it is 
also inferred?

Free vs Open.  Don't most, if not all, open-source licenses fall into 
the definition of free(dom respecting) software?

What freedoms, if any, are restricted?

Wordlife,
Spencer





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