@larand indeed and I'm just as guilty about it. :p
// @matigo @phoneboy
@matigo Ah but there aren't any barriers to me using 10C from whatever system or platform I develop provided that I adhere to the rules you've established and published.
// @phoneboy
@phoneboy Fair point and yeah I agree ultimatly it's up to them as the owner of the mainline code and service. I guess it just feeds back into my frustration around all of these supposed open cross platform messaging solutions that ultimatly are just silos that do nothing but create more fragmentation.
// @matigo
@phoneboy Well yeah obviously it's their sandbox and they set the rules. It's a shame though when something is presented as an open community developed effort but isn't willing to work with developers who want to build on it.
// @matigo
@larand Ideally people will stay because they want to work towards a better government and future. But yeah I think the bigger thing is they'll stay for the various reasons you list.
// @matigo
@matigo here is the thread on github if your curious. https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37
@matigo it was originally some folks developing a signal client that didn't have to rely on google cloud messaging. but the signal guys don't want 3rd parties developing stuff for their system despite the fact they publish APIs, libraries, and source. the federation was proposed as a way to not impact their servers but that wasn't acceptable either apparently. so the impression I got is they just don't want to play with others. ¯\(ツ)/¯