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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 | 4 comments | 06 Apr 21 18:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.432s | source
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bilal4hmed ◴[06 Apr 21 19:29 UTC] No.26716299[source]▶
It looks like they had been working on adding MobileCoin support server side https://signal.org/blog/help-us-test-payments-in-signal/ .

Just a few minutes ago the server code was updated. Im honestly not happy about this. Feels yucky

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1. akvadrako ◴[06 Apr 21 19:45 UTC] No.26716499[source]▶
Actually that feels like a reasonable reason for keeping the source temporarily secret.

I've been worried about it but now I see they had a good reason I have hope the behavior changes.

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2. bilal4hmed ◴[06 Apr 21 19:49 UTC] No.26716538[source]▶
It leaves a bad taste honestly. They've done it once, offered no explanation inspite of people asking all the time. What they have done has eroded trust, whose to say what they have published is the latest ? What more could they be hiding ??
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4. arbitrage ◴[06 Apr 21 21:12 UTC] No.26717447[source]▶
> a reasonable reason for keeping the source temporarily secret.

that's the crux, isn't it though? lots of people don't. that's a pretty big implicit ask there.