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It looks like Signal isn't as open source as you thought it was anymore

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242 points raybb | 1 comments | 06 Apr 21 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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Chlorus ◴[06 Apr 21 18:49 UTC] No.26715754[source]▶
Wasn't Apple's iMessage protocol supposed to be an open implementation too? Whatever happened to that?
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kitsunesoba ◴[06 Apr 21 18:50 UTC] No.26715777[source]▶
That was FaceTime that they intended to open source, and it was supposedly a patent troll that forced them to move FaceTime to a more centralized design (it was originally P2P) which in turn made open sourcing more problematic.
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smnrchrds ◴[06 Apr 21 18:58 UTC] No.26715880[source]▶
That was certainly the excuse. But it is trivial for Apple to buy any patent it needs. I believe the real reason is that FaceTime and iMessage hook people to Apple platform and discourage switching to another one.
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1. viro ◴[06 Apr 21 19:15 UTC] No.26716113[source]▶
> trivial for Apple to buy any patent it needs.

Yea ... umm thats not how reality works. Companies CAN refuse to sell or license a patent at a rate that is not absurd.