The next large step for the Cwtch project to take is a move from public Beta to Stable – marking a point at which we consider Cwtch to be secure and usable. We have been working hard towards that goal over the last year.
Today, as we approach the release of Cwtch Stable we would like to provide another update on the ongoing work, and the remaining blockers to certifying a Cwtch Stable release. We also have a new nightly to test out!
The next large step for the Cwtch project to take is a move from public Beta to Stable – marking a point at which we consider Cwtch to be secure and usable. We have been working hard towards that goal over the last few months.
This post revisits the Cwtch Stable roadmap update we provided back in March, and provides an overview of the next steps on our journey towards Cwtch Stable.
The next large step for the Cwtch project to take is a move from public Beta to Stable – marking a point at which we consider Cwtch to be secure and usable. We have been working hard towards that goal over the last few months.
This post revisits the Cwtch Stable roadmap we introduced at the start of the year, and provides an overview of the next steps on our journey towards Cwtch Stable.
Cwtch grew out of a prototype and has been allowed to evolve over time as we discovered better ways of implementing safe and secure metadata resistant communications.
As we grew, we inserted experimental functionality where it was most accessible to place - not, necessarily, where it was ultimately best to place it - this has led to some degree of overlapping, and inconsistent, responsibilities across Cwtch software packages.
As we move out of Beta and towards Cwtch Stable it is time to revisit these previous decisions with both the benefit of hindsight, and years of real-world testing.
In this post we will outline our plans for the Cwtch API that realign responsibilities, and explicitly enable new functionality to be built in a modular, controlled, and secure way. In preparation for Cwtch Stable, and beyond.
As of December 2022 we have released 10 versions of Cwtch Beta since the initial launch, 18 months ago, in June 2021.
There is a consensus among the team that the next large step for the Cwtch project to take is a move from public Beta to Stable – marking a point at which we consider Cwtch to be secure and usable.
This post outlines the general principles that are guiding the development of Cwtch Stable, the obstacles that prevent a stable Cwtch release, and closes with an overview of the next steps and our timeline for tackling them.