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Re:License update by jsingleton on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @03:42AM (#11900413)
If the code is GPL then shouldn't WhatsApp need to be open source? Or did they get a different license?

The only thing listed at https://www.whatsapp.com/android/ are some changes to qcom as per the LGPL.

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Re:License update by laughinghan on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @04:19AM (#11900572)
I think they're talking about the protocol like "keep around these keys and exchange this", but implemented with proprietary code that doesn't use any of Moxie's C implementation which is indeed GPL.
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Re:License update by dlmetcalf on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @11:32AM (#11909925)
Nope, WhatsApp were given a different license. Unlike ChatSecure, who until this most recent change, were locked out from iOS.
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Re:License update by dlmetcalf on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @09:24PM (#11913376)
It's good to see.
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