I was going to post this in the
currently running TrueCrypt thread.
But since this project marks an entirely new effort - divorced from whatever did or didn't happen to TrueCrypt - I thought it better to create a separate discussion. Because it's really a totally different beast.
It's just getting on its feet. But they have a website up (it's hosted in Switzerland - a smart
er move) which can be found
here.
The site has more info and will eventually host a forum and team blog. In the meantime they are also hosting copies of TrueCrypt for all platforms (scroll to bottom of the webpage) as it was before that surprise announcement from the original developers. They have also
loaded the source code up to GitHub so all you coding types can have at it if you'd care to.
Update
This is not a fork (yet), we just coordinate, a fork will probably have a new name. Combining efforts is most important for now.
First priority: Making the product available again.
Second priority: finding interested and capable persons volunteering to help. Identify and solve legal issues. Identify Security Threats.
Additionally: we will wait for the result of the Open Crypto Audit
Third priority: Fork the project and solve security threats. Found a support association for continued development.
4000+
Downloads in the first 24 hours: There is still demand for a product like TrueCrypt!
Continuing Effort
Currently it is very unclear what really happened. Was it really just the end of a 10year effort, or was it driven by some government. While a simple defacement is more and more unlikely we still don't know where this is going. However the last 36 hours showed clearly that TrueCrypt is a fragile product and must be based on more solid ground. We start now with offering to download the Truecrypt file as is, and we hope we can organize a solid base for the Future.
There are no signs that there is any known security problem within TrueCrypt 7.1a and the audit will go on uninterrupted. Even though the trust into the developer team has diminished drastically, we believe that there needs to be an Open Source, Cross-plattform full-disk encryption option.
The Team
Currently Thomas Bruderer and Joseph Doekbrijder are organizing the effort, and we hope that we get other supporters soon. If you want to get involved contact us via Twitter.
Thomas Jos
We appreciate all the help offered, we are contacted on different channels right now, which is hard to follow. Any confirmed information or support offers are welcome, please contact us via this e-mail: [email protected]
Aggravating and disappointing as all this has been, in many respects something
far better is beginning to emerge from it. And although it's fashionable in some quarters to
diss the free open software concept, I think an effort like this one is largely made possible by the existence of the
global FOSS community. Doubters should feel free to disagree, even as they continue to reap the benefits.
Onward!
