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: 0.402s | source

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chrisco255 ◴[06 Apr 21 19:55 UTC] No.26716611[source]▶

Just use Status: https://status.im/private-messenger/

Mozilla Public License - E2E Encryption - P2P Messaging - Active community & git repo - Integrated Ethereum wallet for Web3 access

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Phobophobia ◴[06 Apr 21 20:08 UTC] No.26716753[source]▶

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I wish. Status has even less adoption and dev support. If I have bugs on signal for MMS with my carrier, I presume any smaller niche messenger will be tougher to have loved ones adopt and will have even more bugs.

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1. michaelsbradley ◴[06 Apr 21 21:48 UTC] No.26717791[source]▶

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Current numbers re: adoption were discussed in Status' most recent Town Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98wsQe6hHHs&t=365s

As for dev support: Status has teams of full-time devs working on various projects related to the mobile[1] and desktop[2] (beta) apps, as well projects that are related to the larger Ethereum ecosystem, e.g. nimbus-eth2[3]. Our teams aren't particularly large, but are working steadily to squash bugs and add/improve features. We also have teams dedicated to UX and design.

[1] https://github.com/status-im/status-react

[2] https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop

[3] https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2

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