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.

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
• Resources for Activists, in Start a Circle
• Staying connected: Recommended Tools, in Start a Circle

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