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News, engineering deep-dives, and updates from the Voidcom team.
Where Voidcom Stands After a Quiet Summer
Eight weeks without an update, a memory shortage that has pushed European hosting prices up by multiples, and why we're loosening the EU-only rule from April. A plain account of where the project is.
Moods: Presence for How You Feel, Not Just Whether You're There
The green dot says you're at your desk. It doesn't say whether you want to be talked to. Moods are a second axis for presence, and they decide which notifications are allowed to interrupt you.
From MLS to Mobile: A Development Update
Voidcom now runs on your phone and your Mac, remembers you with one password instead of two, and sends real push notifications. A quick tour of what shipped in the month after the MLS post.
Voice on MLS: Standardizing What Was Already Encrypted
Voice was already E2E encrypted. Voice was already post-quantum. So why did we rebuild the keying layer? Because custom crypto is a debt for a small team, and standardized crypto inherits the audit community.
I Forgot About Quantum Computers, and What That Taught Me
A news article reminded me that post-quantum security isn't a future problem. It's a now problem. What happened and what we did about it.
Walking the Talk: Why We Moved Our Infrastructure to Europe
Before we even launched, people asked why a privacy-focused app relied on US infrastructure. So we changed it, in the middle of preparing for beta.
What We Plan to Keep Free, and What Might Not Be
Our plans for what stays free and what becomes paid after beta, shared early because we think you deserve to know.
Why Server Chats Aren't End-to-End Encrypted, and Why Your Data Is Still Safe
End-to-end encryption is great, but it breaks moderation, search, and scalability. How Voidcom keeps server chats secure without it.
Beta Roadmap: What's Coming Next
What we've built, what we're working on right now, and where Voidcom is headed in the coming months.
Under the Hood: Our Technology Choices
Our server is built for speed and reliability. The desktop client is a native app: no Electron, no hidden browser engine.
Welcome to Voidcom: Why We're Building a Better Voice App
Discord runs on Electron. TeamSpeak is stuck in the past. We wanted something built for performance, privacy, and the people who actually use it.
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