YU Connect alpha: first impressions and the true-origin bar

I installed the signed YU Connect alpha last night and opened hello.yu. Here are impressions in the order I noticed them.

• The install was a single file, signature verified by my OS without warnings.
• When hello.yu opened, the top bar showed the true origin, a normal HTTPS address, next to the .yu alias. I like that the alias is never the only thing displayed.
• Nothing else on my computer changed. No proxy, no root certificate, no DNS change. I checked.

Possible issue: when I paste a .yu name into the normal browser it does not open, which is correct, but a friendly hint page would help new people. Anyone else tried it?

I did. The true origin bar is the one thing I would not change. Maybe make it slightly larger, grandmas and tired people (me) will read it only if it is large enough.

I verified the network side: only requests to the declared origin and the registry snapshot. No telemetry. Will post my capture notes in builders. Great alpha.

Re hint page: the client cannot control what the normal browser does, and it should not. Maybe the registry site can show a short 'open in YU Connect' explainer if someone arrives through a link.

I installed it with my grandson and opened hello.yu. It says hello. I felt like in 1989 when the Galeb printed my name.

@baka_dragica that made my day. A Galeb printing your name is a legitimate acceptance test.

Works on my old laptop too. Slight delay opening the first time because of the snapshot download, then instant.