> Thats simply not true. WhatsApp does not support gifs, for example. Signal also has some features that others don't.
Those are the most minor features. Most competitors have the exact same set of features.
> Telegram is less secure by miles. Threema is less secure by yards. WhatApp is less secure by inches.
With Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Threema I have to trust their servers, but can verify the client is secure by reading source or reversing it.
In neither case can I fork the client to make it more secure, and distribute that fork, while keeping the ability to communicate with users of the official client.
> Signal has never claimed that you can "federate" the server.
They claimed it would be possible in the future, and I – and many others – only switched to it because of that promise. Because we saw it as something with as much security and customisability as XMPP with OMEMO, but a nicer client.
What niche does Signal fill that isn’t already filled by others? It has only minor feature advantages over competitors, and no trust or security advantages.
EDIT: Using a second account because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to answer within of a few hours ("You are submitting too fast"...), and by then this discussion would be over.
Moxie originally said federation and forked clients would be possible in the future.
Also, Signal does allow you the same rights for the client that WhatsApp does – you can take it apart, modify it for yourself, but you can’t distribute the modification while still having it connect to the same servers as the official one.
Please tell me which of my claims is wrong.
EDIT: Using a second account because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to answer within of a few hours, and by then this discussion would be over.
Those are the most minor features. Most competitors have the exact same set of features.
> Telegram is less secure by miles. Threema is less secure by yards. WhatApp is less secure by inches.
With Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Threema I have to trust their servers, but can verify the client is secure by reading source or reversing it.
In neither case can I fork the client to make it more secure, and distribute that fork, while keeping the ability to communicate with users of the official client.
> Signal has never claimed that you can "federate" the server.
They claimed it would be possible in the future, and I – and many others – only switched to it because of that promise. Because we saw it as something with as much security and customisability as XMPP with OMEMO, but a nicer client.
What niche does Signal fill that isn’t already filled by others? It has only minor feature advantages over competitors, and no trust or security advantages.
EDIT: Using a second account because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to answer within of a few hours ("You are submitting too fast"...), and by then this discussion would be over.