As the mailing list post mentions, this is a super new code base, and we could certainly use a hand, if any iOS developers out there are itching to help out. Opportunity to jump into a codebase while it's still pretty fresh, if that sort of experience is appealing to you. Don't hesitate to email me (jason [at] zx2c4.com) or poke me on IRC (I'm zx2c4 on freenode in #wireguard).
Thanks so much for your work on this, I think iOS is the last major platform right? Amazing effort in so short a time, I guess that's another advantage alongside the security ones of having a very simple, focused code base without unnecessary knobs and dials.
I'm sorry it didn't make it into the kernel this cycle though, granted maybe that was a little much to hope for at this stage of things, and I really hope Vancouver goes well for you and Zinc. It's not that WG is hard to get setup on any given system, but I think kernel integration will lower the bar towards getting it available as a standard feature in a lot of turnkey appliance systems that I see a ton in SMB usage in particular. I can understand being conservative there but man do I already want it everywhere :)!
What is the current status with getting the required bits merged into the Linux kernel? I don't really follow lkml (my email service would instantly hit its quota), and the todo list (https://www.wireguard.com/todo/) surprisingly doesn't include any word about this.
Posted v8 a few weeks ago. I'm working on v9 now. I'm mostly working on readying the new crypto api, Zinc -- https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/770750/95c3c169634d1447/ -- and I'll be hopefully discussing it with some folks at the conference in Vancouver next week.
Any chance the session will be recorded? I noticed that Linux Plumbers no longer seems to publish on Youtube in recent years (since 2013) and the tickets to the conference are sold out. :<
Also a big thank you. There's nothing wrong with charging for an app or VPN service, charity is unfortunately not a sustainable business model and the app can still remain FLOSS but that's just my two cents.
I’d certainly not mind helping fund development in some form, if there is some discomfort with charging for the app I’d be happy to see an IAP tip jar.
I have no idea how it's implemented, but I'll comment on the GPL thing assuming it's a module, and assuming that modules are derivative works (not clear if true).
There shouldn't be a problem from Microsoft's side since they're not the ones distributing it. You are free to assemble a module that has incompatible licenses terms and use it personally because the GPL only really activates on distribution (like if you sell your laptop with this module installed).
So even in the worst case, Microsoft shouldn't care. Does Windows even have the concept of MODULE_LICENSE like Linux?
A massive thank you to you and any of the sponsors who made it possible to put a rush on the iOS app. Never imagined it'd be here so soon. Worked fantastically - generated a client profile on the server and setup within a couple of minutes with the QR code.
It's solving all my problems - inter-DC communication, IPv6 tunnel and now mobile VPN.
I'm glad that WireGuard followed in TunSafe's footsteps [1] and also released an iOS TestFlight alpha / beta. Then we can help to provide feedback instead of just waiting. A week ago we had no iOS alternatives and now we suddenly have two. Thanks!
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/WireGuard/comments/9t85h6/tunsafe_r...
