Centralised messenger Signal has just announced that they are making part of their server software closed source. They claim it is to fight spam, but by using closed source they make it impossible for outsiders to verify the truth. This is worrying.
We really, really need a fully open, decentralised alternative to Signal.
There are several alternatives being developed, please support them:
➡️ @snikket_im
➡️ @xmpp
➡️ @matrix
➡️ @delta
➡️ @briar
➡️ @Jami
@FediFollows @snikket_im @xmpp @matrix @delta @briar @Jami I wonder what advantage closed source has in preventing spam. If it is something like intelligent spotting of spam accounts, which would be compromised by making it open, perhaps Signal could support an extension point which could then be plugged using closed source. Then the *intention* would be clear in the open source.
