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by anoncake 2382 days ago
> People don't like Telegram because it's a centralized thing and maybe not trustworthy.

Just like Signal.

> I'm not sure if I'd trust the Telegram founders, and their commitment to open source seems questionable to me

Meanwhile Moxie Marlinspike's opposition to free software is evident. You use the client he dictates or fuck off. There's closed source software that respects freedom more than Signal.
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anon9001 2381 days ago
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

Can't I build and use this if I want? It looks very open, but I haven't tried building my own client.

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anoncake 2381 days ago
Free software is not about being able to compile and code Moxie Marlinspike allows you to use. It's about freedom that he opposes:

https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...

Yes, Signal's licensing complies to the letter of how we define free software. But that is irrelevant as it violates the spirit.

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