Bug 202899 - Enable OTR opportunistic crypto by default in Kopete
Summary: Enable OTR opportunistic crypto by default in Kopete
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kopete
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Kopete Developers
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: 188121 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2009-08-07 04:49 UTC by Stephan Sokolow
Modified: 2010-04-27 09:59 UTC (History)
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Description Stephan Sokolow 2009-08-07 04:49:38 UTC 
Version:           0.70.4 (using 4.2.4 (KDE 4.2.4), Gentoo)
Compiler:          x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
OS:                Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.25-gentoo-r7-20080501

Currently, the OTR crypto plugin defaults to being disabled. Given that it has an opportunistic mode and the well-known fact that most users simply leave their programs on the defaults, enabling opportunistic crypto by default would probably be a better option.

This should only require two changes:
1. Add the OTR plugin to the list of plugins which are enabled by default if found.
2. Extend the OTR plugin's hooking of Kopete so that keys are automatically generated for accounts without them when the accounts are added to Kopete via the wizard or, to enable a proper upgrade/restore-from-backup path, on Kopete startup.

Neither I nor anyone I've worked with has ever had a problem with the opportunistic mode causing problems beyond those experienced with OTR disabled and one might consider OTR's opportunistic mode to be the IM equivalent of VoIP with ZFone.
Comment 1 Michael Zanetti 2010-04-27 09:59:04 UTC 
*** Bug 188121 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***