diff --git a/content/news/2022-briar-desktop-nlnet-funding b/content/news/2022-briar-desktop-nlnet-funding index 8103cfc1241d3c98c883b2460798dffb60f4ed2d..d435a8ce355213661325277eb11afb9e3bba90ff 100644 --- a/content/news/2022-briar-desktop-nlnet-funding +++ b/content/news/2022-briar-desktop-nlnet-funding @@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ title: 'Briar Desktop got another round of funding' ### Briar Desktop got another round of funding -So far, Briar is only available as an Android app, which is preventing some organizations that work in repressive environments from using it as a secure communications tool and considering it as a more secure alternative to email. To remedy that, we have started working on a desktop app in September 2021 that is supposed to work on three major operation systems: Linux, macOS and Windows. We already released a beta version for Linux, including private chats in January 2022. +So far, Briar is only available as an Android app, which is preventing some organizations that work in repressive environments from using it as a secure communications tool and considering it as a more secure alternative to email. To remedy that, we have started working on a desktop app in September 2021 that is supposed to work on three major operating systems: Linux, macOS and Windows. We already released a beta version for Linux, including private chats in January 2022. -We are very happy to announce that the project got funded for another 12 months. We already started working on Briar Desktop and will be finished perspectively till spring 2023. The Desktop team - consisting of the 3 developers Sebastian, Torsten and Mikolai and Mo for the project organization - is continuing the development within the NGI Assure fund managed by NLnet. +We are very happy to announce that the project got funded for another 12 months. We already started working on Briar Desktop and we expect to finish in spring 2023. The Desktop team - consisting of the 3 developers Sebastian, Torsten and Mikolai and Mo for the project organization - is continuing the development within the NGI Assure fund managed by NLnet. -For our User-Operated Internet project, we proposed to implement the most remaining features of Briar Android on the desktop app. That includes group chats, forums and blogs. Also we would like to stabilize distribution to Windows and macOS. In addition, support for the upcoming mailbox feature should be implemented so that it can be used soon after this new feature will be released for Android. +For our User-Operated Internet project, we proposed to implement most of the remaining features of Briar Android on the desktop app. That includes group chats, forums and blogs. Also we aim to start making official releases for Windows and macOS. In addition, support for the upcoming mailbox feature should be implemented so that it can be used soon after this new feature will be released for Android. ## The Desktop Team -Sebastian is working in the Briar core team since November 2020 and develops new features for the Android App including the mailbox. With a background in development of both Android and desktop software, he was inspired to start working on a desktop app for Briar. +Sebastian has been working in the Briar core team since November 2020 and develops new features for the Android App including the mailbox. With a background in development of both Android and desktop software, he was inspired to start working on a desktop app for Briar. Mikolai has joined the desktop team in summer 2021 and has been focusing on backend engineering. He has become our specialist when it comes to researching and implementing best practices for the Compose UI framework.