See: @[email protected]Mar 23, 2021

Something to read while Discord is down...

> People who need their Skype fix are seriously not happy with the service lately, as the second outage in less than two weeks has tempers flaring on Twitter, with some blaming soon-to-be overlords Microsoft for the problems.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/skype-ditched-peer-to-peer-supernodes-for-scalability-not-surveillance/

Skype ditched peer-to-peer supernodes for scalability, not surveillance | ZDNet

Before Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011, the voice calling service was already ditching its "near impossible to wiretap" peer-to-peer model in favor of the cloud.

Show threadSee: @[email protected]Mar 23, 2021

I'm not saying Microsoft uses black hats to strong-arm companies into selling out cheap.

I'm just saying I sure hope Microsoft doesn't decide they want to buy Signal. 😐

Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 5, 2021
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What are feasible alternatives to #signal? #Telegram ? #GnuJami ? #matrix ?
Show threadElena ``of Valhalla''Apr 5, 2021
@cjd @paoloredaelli #xmpp (conversation.im) with omemo (the same crypto as in signal)
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Show threadPaolo RedaelliApr 5, 2021
@cjd @valhalla then let's add to the discussion that @erm67 pointed out that #signal is actually #proprietary. Signal have abandoned their AGPL-licensed server (see, in italian https://erm67.dynu.net/objects/128b5299-3dba-4607-aba2-834a0100de15 and https://linuxreviews.org/Signal_Appears_To_Have_Abandoned_Their_AGPL-licensed_Server_Sourcecode )
ermanno: “@xplosionmind @IgaRyu @informapirata @paoloredaelli Falso, signal è proprietario, avevano postato una vecchia versione del codice del server su github ma non è utilizzabile, non si collega coi loro...”

ermanno (@[email protected]): “@xplosionmind @IgaRyu @informapirata @paoloredaelli Falso, signal è proprietario, avevano postato una vecchia versione del codice del server su github ma non è utilizzabile, non si collega coi loro...”

Show threadErmannoApr 5, 2021
@paoloredaelli @cjd @valhalla It was digitalcourage.de I think …
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