> he client software being open source is irrelevant if it relies on a single proprietary server. At least you can make sure it doesn't send information it isn

> he client software being open source is irrelevant if it relies on a single proprietary server. At least you can make sure it doesn't send information it isn't supposed to send to that server - say, audio when you weren't intending, or screenshots. It's not good enough for server independence, but it is way better than closed everything.