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Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by ddevault on Thursday November 03, 2022 @12:25PM (#33453452)
I don't have an answer which is likely to satisfy you. I'm still a grumpy old IRC user. I communicate with non-technical friends and family via email, SMS, and Jitsi Meet. I allowed myself to be persuaded to try Matrix earlier this year and so far I've regret it.

goodpoint's answer is probably the best longer term answer: someone needs to fork Signal and manage it properly. But it's not as simple as just rebranding the software, it needs lots of difficult technical work to fix its many problems.

Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by forgotpwd16 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @01:06PM (#33454078)
>try Matrix earlier this year and so far I've regret it

Why is that?

Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by ddevault on Thursday November 03, 2022 @01:12PM (#33454163)
Very bloated and unreliable.
Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by zaik on Thursday November 03, 2022 @01:16PM (#33454240)
Have you tried XMPP? The server and client implentations are both a lot more resource efficient.
Re:Snap Store administrators removed signal-desktop from Ubu... by ddevault on Thursday November 03, 2022 @02:15PM (#33455084)
I have tried XMPP. It's not much better, but has different problems.