[a3_nm]

Fortunately, as the code is under a free license, F-Droid or anyone else can ship their own builds no matter what Open Whisper Systems prefer.

[gjjrfcbugxbhf]

But their users won't be able to talk to signal users. It is hard enough trying to persuade people to use signal. Getting critical mass for a fork would be even more difficult.

[marco1]

But there's a catch: They may not name it "Signal", probably.

[whodknee]

Firefox does the same thing, and I can see the reasoning behind it.