I think you don't get the point of a desktop client. Unlike web apps or mobile phone apps, it's not dependent on any third parties. Not even on me. You're not relying on anyone to run the web server or whether their SSL certificates got paid for and renewed. Or whether an app store allows distribution. You download it and it's yours. Just your client and the relays and the internet as the transport layer. That's self-sovereignty thought through more consistently.
And the installation isn't CLI; only the key signer is which is bundled in NoorNote. That only comes up at the beginning and asks for the nsec once, and then a password every 24 hours, and that's it. Otherwise, starting and stopping the daemon is controlled right from within the client. Should I make a fancy GUI for that too? Or do you want to do it if that's a problem? You did say once that you wanted to join in. PRs are always welcome.
The only thing that's really missing for this workshop is an onboarding module. You know, creating key pairs, a bit of introduction and guidance, making it easier to discover accounts. I hope I can deliver that by then insh'Allah.
alp
npub175…9g6w0
2026-01-11 19:12:30 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…24dm
Author Public Key
npub175nul9cvufswwsnpy99lvyhg7ad9nkccxhkhusznxfkr7e0zxthql9g6w0Published at
2026-01-11 19:12:30 UTCEvent JSON
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