On Sb, 26 iun 21, 13:31:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 24 iun 21, 14:13:42, Dan Ritter wrote: > > > > At the other end is anything where you can't use a client or a > > server that isn't produced/managed by the central authority. > > Despite Signal making some of their source available, you can't > > write your own Signal client and have it talk to their official > > servers. > > Sure, and I don't remember disputing this. > > But let's not conflate the Signal software (client, server, etc.), the > Signal protocol and the Signal *service*. > > Could you elaborate on why in your opinion an entity providing a service > should automatically accept connections from third-party clients and/or > federate with other service providers? > > https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issuecomment-217231557 > > (as is implied from that, Signal did at some point federate) Here's a better reference for Moxie's opinion: https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/ > Or could you explain why Matrix (which as far as I know is already both > federated and open to any client) is not enough? Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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