[Replicant] signal app

[dllud]

Good to know it no longer uses GCM. Sorry for the outdated info.

Still, if you are starting from scratch, like Fil apparently is, better
opt for a federated network like XMPP or Matrix.

Nick, for XMPP (with OMEMO) on iOS you can use https://chatsecure.org/

Regards,
David

On 16/10/2019 11:48, Nick wrote:
> Hi Fil,
> 
> It is possible to install and use Signal on Replicant now, it no 
> longer relies on the Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) libraries it used 
> to. As David mentioned, it has some downsides, such as reliance on 
> one server, but it has worked well for me for some years now.
> 
> It isn't in fdroid at the moment, which used to be because of the 
> GCM requirement, skimming the web now it looks like it's because of 
> trademark issues (signal being not happy to have a rebuilt version 
> be called 'signal') - 
> https://forum.f-droid.org/t/signal-in-f-droid-in-2018/2847
> 
> From reading that thread it looks like there may be several forks 
> which basically just rename it which you may be able to find, or you 
> could install the APK from signal's website, or (as I have done) 
> install it using the Aurora Store app (which is available from 
> Fdroid).
> 
> Conversations clearly has lots going for it, and I may well give it 
> a go in the future. But it took ages to get my friends and family 
> using something free and secure and not facebook controlled (signal, 
> rather than whatsapp); I don't think asking them all to change again 
> would be particularly well received, plus I'd have to find a 
> different client for friends using iOS. For now, for me, Signal 
> offers the best set of compromises.
> 
> Best of luck,
> 
> Nick
> 
> Quoth Fil Lupin:
>> Hello,
>> I read again a bit about Signal app and the license is GPLv3 for client and AGPLv3 for server.
>> However, this app use servers with a (very) few metadata (day of last connection, but not who interact with you).
>> I wondered how you feel about using this app considering privacy.
>>
>> About Signal : https://theintercept.com/2015/11/12/edward-snowden-explains-how-to-reclaim-your-privacy/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> - Fil Lupin.
> 
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