Ditching mandatory TLS

[solderpunk]

On Sat, Jul 04, 2020 at 05:12:17PM -0400, Sean Conner wrote:
 
>   I won't argue that TLS is a bad choice, but before throwing out
> alternatives like yggdrasil, cjdns or noise, instead *just implement the
> damn thing* [1][2]---write both a Gemini server and client (for bonus
> points---implement ALL THE ENCRYPTIONS!) so the rest of us can see how easy
> it is, and *then* we can have an actual discussion about transitioning away
> from TLS (or including other mechanisms).

I don't really know much about cjdns or noise, but Yggdrasil just looks
like an ordinary IPv6 tunnel and requires nothing special from software.
There is actually already at least one Gemini server on the public
Yggdrasil network.  The admin is also an AV-98 user and I assume he's
using it without any modification.  I plan to experiment with this
myself, someday...

Cheers,
Solderpunk