Subj : Re: Question for the nominees
To : Tim Schattkowsky
From : Dan Clough
Date : Thu Feb 27 2025 10:52 am
-=> Tim Schattkowsky wrote to Dennis Slagers <=-
DS> Can the nominees give me information about what they are going to do the
DS> next years with their FTSC seat?
TS> Beyond the need to review/renew existing proposals,
This should be the major focus of the FTSC. Fix the backlog.
TS> I see two major topics
TS> - improving security and privacy in fidonet, making it a viable
TS> alternative for safe communication. Existing approaches are dated and
TS> incomplete.
Doesn't seem like a big concern to me. I don't expect communications to
be secure in Fidonet.
TS> - often writing a fido messages feels crippled compared to
TS> an email, mostly because of the lack of support for embedded images and
TS> attachments, but also because text formatting becomes an issue. This,
TS> providing compatible mechanics for transporting larger messages with
TS> richer content is a major area for advancement. This means option more
TS> reliable text formatting and the inclusion of Images. Something that is
TS> simple to implement based on existing internet- and FTSC standards.
I don't mind going on record here to say that I'd be opposed to this. I
don't *want* "richer content" in Fidonet messages. I want them to
remain as plain text. If I want fancy formatting and images, I'll use
some other platform for that. I *like* that Fidonet is plain and
simple.
