[wplug] New FOSS Gmail alternative - now funded!

[Justin Smith]

Not too long ago, I sent out an announcement about Mailpile, an open 
source webmail program made to compete with the likes of Gmail and 
Outlook.com in terms of features and elegance. Well, as of today, it's been 
fully funded!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mailpile-taking-e-mail-back/x/4051643[1] 

Thanks so much to everyone who contributed to the campaign. I'll bet 
you're as excited as I am. If you haven't donated yet, there's still time to 
help! Some of the stretch goals are XMPP instant messaging, 
sending/receiving email over Tor, accessing your Mailpile over Tor, and an 
Android email app.

Compare that to Gmail. Google disabled access to the decentralized XMPP 
instant messaging network so it could push Hangouts, a proprietary 
alternative. Tor isn't supported because Google is more interested in 
harvesting your personal information rather than keeping it private. Both 
the Gmail web interface and Android app are proprietary.

Once Mailpile is stable enough for everyday use, I, your friendly email 
afficionado, will give a presentation on how to roll your own email server 
and access it with Mailpile. It doesn't have to be difficult! Mailpile will be 
able to import your existing messages from proprietary providers.

If you'd like to learn more, the official site is mailpile.is[2].

--
*Justin S. Smith*
Vice chair/secretary, WPLUG Board of Directors
http://www.wplug.org[3] 

/"Isn't it ironic that the proprietary software developers call us 
communists? We are the ones who have provided for a free market, where 
they allow only monopoly."/
-Richard Stallman

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[1] http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mailpile-taking-e-mail-back/x/4051643

[2] http://www.mailpile.is
[3] http://www.wplug.org