On Sat 26 Jun 2021 at 14:14:13 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > 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/
An interesting read. Countered at https://matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-privacy-versus-freedom -- Brian.
