tinmop/README.txt

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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Peculiar Features
3. Dependency
.. 1. Programs
.. 2. Lisp Libraries
.. 3. Foreign (C language) library
4. Install
5. Usage
6. BUGS
7. Translations
8. License
9. Privacy
10. Contributing
11. FAQ
12. NO WARRANTY
13. Acknowledgment





1 Introduction
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  Tinmop is an opinionated client for Mastodon (or Pleroma using the
  mastodon API). It offer a distraction free terminal interface.

  The name is a recursive acronym: "Tinmop Is Not Mutt or Pine".  The
  older of us can remember that, in turn, Pine is an acronym as well:
  "Pine Is Not Elm" and, finally, Elm means (according to Wikipedia):
  "Electronic Mail".


2 Peculiar Features
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  • tree structure of messages;
  • subscriptions of hashtag;
  • encrypted direct message (but see 11);
  • no mentions notification, no knowlege of when or who favourited your
    status;
  • No blocking or muting, the client can be configured to ignore a list
    of accounts.


3 Dependency
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3.1 Programs
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  ⁃ for running the program:
    • SBCL compiler;
    • xdg-open;
    • your favourite editor (default: nano).

  ⁃ to install the package, including running the script to install lisp
    libraries (`quick_quicklisp.sh'):
    • GNU AWK (Gawk);
    • BASH shell.


3.2 Lisp Libraries
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  • alexandria;
  • cl-ppcre;
  • tooter;
  • croatoan;
  • osicat;
  • cl-spark;
  • access;
  • sqlite;
  • sxql;
  • sxql-composer;
  • marshal;
  • bordeaux-threads;
  • log4cl;
  • local-time;
  • cl-colors2;
  • cl-i18n;
  • clunit2;
  • esrap;
  • ieee-floats;
  • parse-number;
  • cl-html5-parser;
  • unix-opts;
  • crypto-shortcuts;
  • drakma.


3.3 Foreign (C language) library
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  • libssl


4 Install
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  1. optional step needed only if you have not already the configure
     script, you will need `autotools' for that.

     ┌────
     │ $ autoreconf -fiv
     └────

  2. run `configure' and resolve the missing dependencies (if any)

     ┌────
     │ $ ./configure
     └────

  3. the script `quick-quicklisp.sh' will download and install the
     library manager and the library on your home dir.

     ┌────
     │ $ ./quick_quicklisp.sh
     └────

     This step is optional if you have already installed quicklisp, in
     this case just load the [dependencies] using the client installed
     on your computer.

  4. clone in `$HOME/quicklisp/local-projects/' the latest version of
     tooter, a library to access mastodon API.

     This step is temporary as this version will get into quicklisp
     eventually.
     ┌────
     │ $ cd $HOME/quicklisp/local-projects/
     │ $ git clone https://github.com/Shinmera/tooter.git
     └────

  5. clone in `$HOME/quicklisp/local-projects/' the latest version of
     croatoan, a library to wrap the ncurses TUI library.

     This step is temporary as this version will get into quicklisp
     eventually.
     ┌────
     │ $ cd $HOME/quicklisp/local-projects/
     │ $ git clone https://github.com/McParen/croatoan.git
     └────

  6. build the executable:

     ┌────
     │ $ make
     └────

  7. install on your system:

     ┌────
     │ $ make install
     └────

  8. run the software!

     ┌────
     │ $ tinmop
     └────


[dependencies] See section 3


5 Usage
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  See the command line options:

  ┌────
  │ $ tinmop -h
  └────

  To get instruction about configuration:

  ┌────
  │ $ man tinmop
  └────


6 BUGS
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  Please file bug reports on the [notabug repository].


[notabug repository] <https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/>


7 Translations
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  Only Italian translation is regularly updated.


8 License
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  This program is released under GNU General Public license version 3 or
  later (see COPYING file).

  The program use data and code from other sources, please see
  LICENSES.org for credits.

  Although any efforts has been put to make the list of credits
  exhaustive, errors are always possible.  Please send correction to
  cage-dev at twistfold dot it.


9 Privacy
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  This software does collect nothing from its users in places different
  from their local computer.

  But launching `quick_quicklisp.sh' will contact
  <https://www.quicklisp.org/>, check the [quicklisp sources] for
  details.


[quicklisp sources] <https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp>


10 Contributing
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  Any help is appreciated. If you intend to contribute please point your
  browser to the [issue tracker] or file a [pull request].

  But, please take a minute to read the file <file:./CONTRIBUTING.org>


[issue tracker] <https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/issues>

[pull request] <https://notabug.org/cage/tinmop/pulls>


11 FAQ
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  • are the encrypted messages secure?

    No. First only a symmetric encryption scheme is implemented (so
    there is a problem of secure key exchanging). Moreover i am not a
    crypto expert and probably i made something wrong. Note that i am
    not claiming that the algorithm (AES256) or the implementation of
    such encrypting algorithm is flawed but that, likely, is flawed the
    code i wrote to use the crypto library in this software.

    So, please do not consider the encrypted message secure at all.


12 NO WARRANTY
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  tinmop: an humble mastodon client Copyright (C) 2020 cage

  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
  your option) any later version.

  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
  General Public License for more details.

  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].


[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/] <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>


13 Acknowledgment
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  My deep thanks to the folks that provided us with wonderful SBCL and
  Common lisp libraries.

  In particular i want to thanks the authors of the libraries Croatoan
  and Tooter for their help when I started to develop this program.

  There are more people i borrowed code and data from, they are
  mentioned in the file LINCENSES.org

  This program is was born also with the help of CCCP: "Collettivo
  Computer Club Palermo".