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What are the chances that this could be solved by having the German government (or EU) overpay to poach a team of instant messaging engineers from around the gl
by j7ake 6y ago
What are the chances that this could be solved by having the German government (or EU) overpay to poach a team of instant messaging engineers from around the globe (give them 2x their current salary, have milestones to unlock more money) to have them develop a Whatsapp alternative that can be used in EU?
- tehlike 6y agoOr use something that's already opensource
- jeroenhd 6y agoSeveral European government bodies are looking into/starting to transition to self-hosted Matrix servers. Further development on the protocol with government funding could very well happen. France already started developing their own alternative: https://matrix.org/blog/2018/04/26/matrix-and-riot-confirmed-as-the-basis-for-frances-secure-instant-messenger-app https://matrix.org/blog/2018/04/26/matrix-and-riot-confirmed... The German government is trialing it already: https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Open-Source-Bundeswehr-baut-eigene-verschluesselte-Messenger-App-4623404.html https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Open-Source-Bundeswe... Advancements are definitely being made, though because of the way governments operate I doubt we'll see their contributions be open sourced very soon. It's nice to know there are developments in the right direction, though.