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Re:Signal’s Moxie Marlinspike calls out Telegram founder Pav... by dTal on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @10:57AM (#15285197)
Agreed. The polish, development schedule, and binary-only distribution all say "commercial software", but the lack of license or obvious commercial strategy say "what's going on here".

Looking at your comment history (on both your accounts), you say you plan to open-source it, but you're not sure under what license, and you also hope to make money off it but you're not sure how - possibly through a "paid option"? I commend your effort, but until the exact nature of the project is settled, I would expect confusion and reluctance on the part of your potential users.

Personally, I would never use a secure messenger I couldn't compile myself.

Some previous threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14778263 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15209790 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15081269

Re:Signal’s Moxie Marlinspike calls out Telegram founder Pav... by amedvednikov on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:21AM (#15285404)
Good points, I'll make the strategy more clear now that I also have a more clear picture.