Re:I don't trust Signal
by corvec on Monday June 19, 2023 @12:32AM
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It's more like:
- If you use our client you can use our servers
- If you don't use our client, you can't use our servers, but you can use any other server
It's like, technically it's sometimes[1] OSS, but they don't care about actually being FOSS in practice. If I can't fork the software, add or remove a feature and keep using the software's other features, it hasn't hit the bare minimum to be called FOSS, IMO.
1 - Most old versions of Signal are OSS, but frequently updates are only shared after a long delay - in some cases over a year out of date, if my memory serves me.
- If you use our client you can use our servers - If you don't use our client, you can't use our servers, but you can use any other server
It's like, technically it's sometimes[1] OSS, but they don't care about actually being FOSS in practice. If I can't fork the software, add or remove a feature and keep using the software's other features, it hasn't hit the bare minimum to be called FOSS, IMO.
1 - Most old versions of Signal are OSS, but frequently updates are only shared after a long delay - in some cases over a year out of date, if my memory serves me.