Tools

Software you install and run.

The core Logos software, Basecamp and the node, has its own pages under Logos. See Basecamp and Run a node.

Tools

• Booth: broadcast a live stream from Basecamp over Logos Messaging, with no server or account. Prototype.
• Medusa: a self-custody privacy wallet for the Logos Execution Zone, run as a Basecamp module. Prototype.

Each tool page has a stage: Design, Planning, Prototype, Almost done or Full Release. The page says which line from the project's own sources set the stage.

Tools Logos did not build

Tools from outside Logos that Circles use, for chat and calls, working together, fundraising, browsing, passwords and more, are listed on Resources for activists, which keeps its own listing rule. The criteria below apply to the tools on this page.

Criteria for listing a tool

The format of these criteria comes from Privacy Guides and its VPN criteria, which split each test into a minimum and a best case. A tool must meet every minimum to be listed here. The best case is what we hope to see.

Open source licence

Minimum to qualify:

• Released under a licence approved by the Open Source Initiative or the Free Software Foundation.
• The licence is named in the repository.

Best case:

• A copyleft or permissive licence that matches the rest of the Logos stack.
• Every dependency it ships is also open source.

Published code

Minimum to qualify:

• All source code is public in a repository anyone can read.
• A reader can build it from that source.

Best case:

• Versioned releases with notes on what changed.
• Signed releases, and builds that can be reproduced.
• Dependencies pinned to exact versions.

Documentation

Minimum to qualify:

• Install and use instructions a newcomer can follow.
• Build instructions.

Best case:

• A step-by-step guide from zero to working.
• A plain statement of known limits and the threat model: what it protects against and what it does not.

Privacy

Minimum to qualify:

• No analytics, telemetry or tracking.
• No account or personal information needed to use it.

Best case:

• Works over Tor or another anonymity network.
• Keeps no logs or records of its users.
• Keys and secrets stay on the user's own device.

Who maintains it

Minimum to qualify:

• A named maintainer or team, or a public handle with a history of commits.
• Some way to report bugs, such as an issue tracker.

Best case:

• More than one active maintainer.
• A security policy, a way to disclose bugs in private and an independent audit.
• Says clearly whether it is an official Logos product or a community project.

See also

• Projects
• Still to build
• Logos
• Staying connected: Recommended Tools, in Start a Circle

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