Delta Chat - Road Map

[Tristan]

Today I’ve noticed a post on nostr (@ArcaneChat) nostr:nevent1qqswcaewxv77es8yf9cwpheps4wqdzy2dcaqtjxpd7sqgm8lh0n9awgzyqffr8u4eyap0sp9c2uvp6evcg2emu9dakzvv3qxxxrpemsj4c77sqcyqqqqqqgppamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0d5kq5zk4

The questions arose.

Dear Devs, I really appreciate your great work and I must ask the questions.

Why do you try to bloat a very good messaging app with additional features?
We do not need another Signal, X, Telegram or WhatsApp.

Maybe people JUST want a simple Instant Messaging App, secure with easy on-boarding.

I see the pattern that you probably want to get European Commission funding to make a competitor for the US messaging/social apps (super-apps, the everything apps) - this is my speculation.

Please do not follow this road

Is there accessible Road Map for Delta Chat development?
Month by month DC increases speed towards a bloated everything app.

Devs, thank you for your work once again.

[WofWca]

For context, this is the post in question:

in the next version of , you will be able to open geo-URLs (geo: links that open map) and other links inside in-chat mini-apps!

additionally, geo: and gemini: links will be also now clickable when shared in normal chat messages bubbles in ArcaneChat!

you will also be able to retract invitation links of the new experimental channels feature

if you are using the latest version of ArcaneChat you can join the official channel to receive spoilers like this and more! join here:

@Tristan

Is there accessible Road Map for Delta Chat development?

Looks like no. See this post:

Where can I find information about the roadmap of delta.chat?

Hi all. I would like to know where I can find information about the delta.chat roadmap. Where can I find information about the roadmap of delta.chat? For example, where can I find out which features will be released this month?

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Onto the other questions. What exactly do you consider bloat? The fact that Delta Chat will handle geo: and other links? All that takes is basically adding the geo: scheme to the list of schemes that are to be handled.
(FTR, the feature request for gemini:: Add recognition/support of the gemini protocol)

Or are you against the whole concept of in-chat apps, i.e. WebXDC?

FYI Delta Chat has been receiving EU (and not only EU) funding for a long time already, see https://delta.chat/help#how-are-delta-chat-developments-funded.

[Minim]

There are plans to enable switching off a broad range of functionality.

P2P and proxy settings

Delta has an increasing amount of peer-to-peer functionality. Unfortunately, P2P can, rather intrinsically, leak IP addresses. This is can be a problem in some situations. Could we have a setting to disable all P2P functionality, or allow it only over Tor or I2P or some other proxy? This could give peace of mind to those who don’t want to risk leaking their IP. It might make sense to make this a per-profile setting.

It would also be possible to write a third-party client with more limited functionality. I do not know if the modularization of the Deltachat core (common backend) lends itself to omitting chunks from some clients, or using chunks in existing e-mail clients.