If @signalapp put up a crowd-sourced project fund to create a native app for linux (to support the many linux phone initiatives), I guarantee it would be funded quickly.

#signal #linux #linuxphone #privacy

@tinker @signalapp IMHO porting #Deltachat would be simpler, because it doesn't care about the phone number/SIM card, SMS verification, etc.
@d1 @tinker @signalapp
You can register Signal in a Android Vm. it doesnt care about a local sim card. Only recieving sms is important.

@moin @d1 @tinker @signalapp

SMS must be dependent on a SIM card somewhere in the equation.

@d1 @tinker @signalapp DeltaChat already works on Linux mobile and other platforms - no need to port...
@opensourceopenmind @tinker @signalapp #DeltaChat doesn't seem to be ported to the #Jolla phone, which is #Linux-based
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@richarddebruin @opensourceopenmind @tinker @signalapp well, that's a start, but no relative of mine would ever use a terminal client of #Deltachat.
@d1 @opensourceopenmind @tinker @signalapp nope, I hope the developer can turn it into a sailfishos gui version
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@compl4xx @opensourceopenmind @tinker @signalapp Can anyone out there with a #Jolla phone confirm if #DeltaChat works with a GUI? Not just as a terminal-based app?
@d1 @compl4xx @opensourceopenmind @tinker @signalapp I might be able to check later today for you.
@d1 as far as i know it doesn't (unless you use the android app)
@d1 @tinker @signalapp If #SailfishOS cannot run flatpaks, appimages, debs, or rpms, comes with a proprietary closed source UI and components, uses the Android kernel instead of mainline Linux, it's simply diverged so much from traditional desktop Linux that I'd not consider it "Linux" any more, just like Android.
@opensourceopenmind @d1 @tinker @signalapp The #n900 was/is no linux phone to you, too?
@fooxl No idea, a little before my time. I was probably in diapers when it came out. Anyway, can it even connect to 4G mobile networks still... otherwise it's irrelevant and cannot be called a phone.

@opensourceopenmind It was broadly accepted as linux phone although it had the same characteristics as SailfishOS. But ofc everybody can define for themselves what's considered "linux".

BTW SailfishOS is based on RPM.

@fooxl @opensourceopenmind Also there's on going open sourcing. If you're interested check out the forum.
Regarding mainline from my personal point of view it's probably that there isn't any available out of the box for mainline socs.

@fooxl So does that mean #SailfishOS can use rpms? #DeltaTouch is packaged as rpm but people are still saying it doesn't work on SFOS...?

https://delta.chat/en/download

Perhaps they haven't tried the rpm?

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whats deltachat? can it chat with wa and tg?

@opensourceopenmind @d1 @Muppensish @richarddebruin Yes, it can. But it must meet the requirements (dependencies e.g. openssl) of the RPM. Also the GUI probably won't work on SailfishOS. You can find more info on the sailfish forums.