Just a reminder that if you use Signal with any frequency, it would be good of you to make a donation to them. You can do so through the app. They’re a nonprofit, not backed by a tech giant like WhatsApp is (Meta), which is of course part of the appeal.
@bobdeschot is their salary typical for US American non-profits?
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You also get a cool badge if you do! ✨
@bobdeschot I love Signal so much that I do donate monthly. It's the single most important program I use. So handy! So many features!
@bobdeschot vielen Dank für den Hinweis. Kleine, aber regelmäßige Spende eingerichtet ✅️

The Signal Technology Foundation's USA EIN for donations via DAF or other charitable instrument: 82-4506840

Doing it that way doesn't get you a badge in your Signal app UI. Thankfully, maybe, for privacy. ;-)

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I will do so as soon as they become decentralized and open up their protocol so others can write Signal compatible apps too.

So far it is a single instance single app infrastructure, designed to lock you up into yet another messenger.

@FransVeldman @bobdeschot many of us know you're being deliberately obscure with your words so they will fit your very specific definition of "open", but for everyone else...

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@FransVeldman @bobdeschot What a delightfully portable molehill to stake your wallet on.