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Cynically, because they are companies trying to turn a profit. Also many (most?) of the complaints raised in the article will be an issue for any federated sys
by d110af5ccf 5y ago
Cynically, because they are companies trying to turn a profit.
Also many (most?) of the complaints raised in the article will be an issue for any federated system. The article is arguing against end user control and decentralization. It just isn't upfront about it.
- sneak 5y agoSignal is a nonprofit.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoThat doesn’t mean they don’t make money, pay salaries, pay grants, accept grants, invest, etc. They are allowed operating reserves, pay taxes, etc. People seem to think non-profit means no money collected, that’s incorrect. It is also within Signal’s interest that the remain competitive and achieve market success.
- notriddle 5y ago> It is also within Signal’s interest that the remain competitive and achieve market success. What good is a communication protocol with nobody to talk to?
- hda2 5y agoOpenAI started as a nonprofit :)
- thayne 5y agoSignal is a non-profit. Signal also has a blog post on why they chose not to support federation: https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/ https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/ It basically boils down to being able to add features and change things without worrying about whether the federated servers keep up.