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Re:Jami – FOSS, Distributed Instant Messenger by hjek on Saturday June 29, 2019 @12:08PM (#20313320)
Jami works without a smartphone.

I know it may seem unusual, but there are people who want to occasionally video chat using a laptop (which you can only do with Signal Desktop as long as you also have a smartphone).

If not for that silly requirement, I'd be using Signal.

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Re:Jami – FOSS, Distributed Instant Messenger by metildaa on Sunday June 30, 2019 @01:07AM (#20316458)
Check out Pyre.chat and Signal-Weechat perhaps?
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Re:Jami – FOSS, Distributed Instant Messenger by hjek on Sunday June 30, 2019 @09:14AM (#20318026)
Regardless of what client you're running, you still need a smart phone with a sim card to create the Signal account, sadly.

Thanks for the suggestions though.

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Re:Jami – FOSS, Distributed Instant Messenger by metildaa on Sunday June 30, 2019 @02:43PM (#20319715)
Signald allows you to make an account via pairing (which requires a smartphone) or by registering a new number. It also supports having multiple registered numbers.

Both of the programs I mention are built atop Signald

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