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> No closed source mesh networking can be secure. However good user experience it has. They are no different than using WhatsApp. Indeed in that respect at leas
by kerkeslager 7y ago
> No closed source mesh networking can be secure. However good user experience it has. They are no different than using WhatsApp. Indeed in that respect at least Signal is better.
> I am not sure why protestors did not adopt the open source serval mesh project apk and ios app.
Because they don't share your value system, and chose a better user experience over a more secure system.
I want free software to win, which is perhaps a more extreme value system than yours (if you understand the difference between free software and open source software). But it strikes me as a bit naive to assume that free software will win on superior ideology alone. It's no coincidence that free software is winning in areas where it provides the best user experience (server OS-es, browsers) and losing in areas where it provides a worse user experience (user OS-es, most web applications).
- thinkingemote 7y agoI think the idea was that open source was more secure when it comes to communication rather than having to choose open source for ideological reasons. Security seems like a good reason to me.
- kerkeslager 7y agoDoes "useability" not also seem like a good reason to you? "Security is more important than useability" is an ideology.