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> Signal Desktop is a Chrome app So yeah, the statement from parent still stands.

by tdkl 10y ago

pfg 10y ago
The line between desktop and web apps is becoming more and more blurred these days, so this seems like an inconsequential argument.
- tdkl 10y ago
  It's not even a web app. It's a CHROME app. A web app would be accessible via any browser. But nice to see the Google propaganda working.
eatbitseveryday 10y ago
So this argument is just a technicality. Please understand a little more about the background: There is basically one person writing the app[1], and given the company has just a few[2] people _volunteering_[3] for them, you cannot expect them to release a large amount of code across so many devices. They prioritized the highest volume first. Open Whisper Systems primarily develops a strong encryption protocol (Moxie's efforts). If you didn't realize, this protocol was adopted by WhatsApp[4] and also Facebook Messenger[5]. So, the developers of those other applications needn't spend time/resources on the encryption, but can release Desktop clients for people like yourself to enjoy. People who use Signal trust Moxie. People who dislike Signal _may_ care more about features than the security properties of the software (note, WhatsApp doesn't open-source their software[6], and Telegram instead bets people cannot break their encryption[7]). Also, their app will supposedly run on any OS that Chrome runs. I'm sure that was the intention. [1] https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/commits/master https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/commits/mas... [2] https://whispersystems.org/#team https://whispersystems.org/#team [3] https://whispersystems.org/workworkwork/ https://whispersystems.org/workworkwork/ [4] https://www.whatsapp.com/security/WhatsApp-Security-Whitepaper.pdf https://www.whatsapp.com/security/WhatsApp-Security-Whitepap... [5] https://whispersystems.org/blog/facebook-messenger/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/facebook-messenger/ [6] https://www.whatsapp.com/opensource/ https://www.whatsapp.com/opensource/ [7] https://telegram.org/blog/cryptocontest https://telegram.org/blog/cryptocontest

> Signal Desktop is a Chrome app So yeah, the statement from parent still stands.

by tdkl 10y ago

> Signal Desktop is a Chrome app So yeah, the statement from parent still stands.

pfg 10y ago

The line between desktop and web apps is becoming more and more blurred these days, so this seems like an inconsequential argument.

tdkl 10y ago
It's not even a web app. It's a CHROME app. A web app would be accessible via any browser. But nice to see the Google propaganda working.

eatbitseveryday 10y ago

So this argument is just a technicality. Please understand a little more about the background: There is basically one person writing the app[1], and given the company has just a few[2] people _volunteering_[3] for them, you cannot expect them to release a large amount of code across so many devices. They prioritized the highest volume first. Open Whisper Systems primarily develops a strong encryption protocol (Moxie's efforts). If you didn't realize, this protocol was adopted by WhatsApp[4] and also Facebook Messenger[5]. So, the developers of those other applications needn't spend time/resources on the encryption, but can release Desktop clients for people like yourself to enjoy. People who use Signal trust Moxie. People who dislike Signal _may_ care more about features than the security properties of the software (note, WhatsApp doesn't open-source their software[6], and Telegram instead bets people cannot break their encryption[7]). Also, their app will supposedly run on any OS that Chrome runs. I'm sure that was the intention. [1] https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/commits/master https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Desktop/commits/mas... [2] https://whispersystems.org/#team https://whispersystems.org/#team [3] https://whispersystems.org/workworkwork/ https://whispersystems.org/workworkwork/ [4] https://www.whatsapp.com/security/WhatsApp-Security-Whitepaper.pdf https://www.whatsapp.com/security/WhatsApp-Security-Whitepap... [5] https://whispersystems.org/blog/facebook-messenger/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/facebook-messenger/ [6] https://www.whatsapp.com/opensource/ https://www.whatsapp.com/opensource/ [7] https://telegram.org/blog/cryptocontest https://telegram.org/blog/cryptocontest