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1/ In defense of #Signal. Yes, I'm a guy that just posted a roundup of distributed/mesh messengers https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10205-roundup-of-secure-messengers-with-off-the-grid-capabilities-distributed-mesh-messengers of which #Signal was obviously not part. I am really excited about the potential of those.
But to the general public, I still recommend Signal. Here's why.
The ChangelogRoundup of Secure Messengers with Off-The-Grid Capabilities (Distributed/Mesh Messengers)Amid all the conversation about Signal, and the debate over decentralization, one thing has often not been raised: all of these things require an Internet connection. “Of course,” you m…
@jgoerzen IMO the biggest issue with Signal currently is the lack of a client for mobile Linux. There has been discussion of how to solve that on the Purism forum: https://forums.puri.sm/t/signal-silence-on-gnu-linux-a-comprehensive-summary-librem-5-app/5002
forums.puri.smSignal / Silence on GNU+Linux : A comprehensive summary | Librem 5 appWhy this topic The purpose of this topic is to identify the different initiatives that exist to date to port the Signal secure messaging application to GNU+Linux systems, including PureOS on desktop and Librem 5. Since information on this subject is very scattered on this forum and on the web, I hope that this work will help to clarify the situation and define an effective strategy to meet the recurring need (see the links below) of a Signal compatible client on GNU+Linux. This discussion IS N...