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Signal’s leadership is well known for being hostile towards forks and alternative clients. It seeks to be a monopoly too. I think that’s the right call, as it m

by ummonk 5y ago

Signal’s leadership is well known for being hostile towards forks and alternative clients. It seeks to be a monopoly too. I think that’s the right call, as it maximizes user-friendliness, but if your overriding concern is monopolies then Signal is not the messaging system you should be advocating.

dane-pgp 5y ago
> it maximizes user-friendliness Unless the user wants to get their packages from F-Droid[0], or wants a chat client that doesn't come bundled with a crypto coin. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/fdroid/comments/q1jnbb/why_isnt_signal_at_fdroid/ https://www.reddit.com/r/fdroid/comments/q1jnbb/why_isnt_sig...