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People don't like Telegram because it's a centralized thing and maybe not trustworthy. I'm not sure if I'd trust the Telegram founders, and their commitment to
by anon9001 7y ago
People don't like Telegram because it's a centralized thing and maybe not trustworthy. I'm not sure if I'd trust the Telegram founders, and their commitment to open source seems questionable to me (no server, outdated clients).
People advocate for Signal because it's arguably the least offensive of the available e2e options. Also the founder for Signal has a long history of doing good work in this area.
- anoncake 7y ago> People don't like Telegram because it's a centralized thing and maybe not trustworthy. Just like Signal. > I'm not sure if I'd trust the Telegram founders, and their commitment to open source seems questionable to me Meanwhile Moxie Marlinspike's opposition to free software is evident. You use the client he dictates or fuck off. There's closed source software that respects freedom more than Signal.
- anon9001 7y agohttps://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android Can't I build and use this if I want? It looks very open, but I haven't tried building my own client.
- anoncake 7y agoFree software is not about being able to compile and code Moxie Marlinspike allows you to use. It's about freedom that he opposes: https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issuecomment-217211165 https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco... Yes, Signal's licensing complies to the letter of how we define free software. But that is irrelevant as it violates the spirit.