Can someone explain to me why #signal doesn't have any functional fork?
....... testing molly ........
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is signal even #secure or #opensource ? Im confused, how come an non-fork-compatible software be considered #opensource :is_this:*/
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Signal FOSS is a fork that takes out the closed source bits. More info here:
https://www.twinhelix.com/apps/signal-foss/
It still connects to Signal's centralized server and doesn't provide an option to connect to any other server. And that server requires you provide your phone number, but it's at least slightly better than thr stock version.
There are at least two other forks, but I can't remember what they are off the top of my head. None of them get away from phone numbers or centralization.
Because Signal is suspiciously toxic and hostile towards any fork. So far Molly managed to stay alive, but I'm sure the Signal company will find a way to kill it the moment it gains traction.
Do not trust a network that won't allow third party clients, that won't regularly publish the source code to their server software and that requires your phone number to sign up (and makes it ridiculously tedious to use virtual numbers).
Better use a different platform: https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/an-overview-of-privacy-focused-decentralized-instant-messengers/