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| From | Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Messed up Email |
| Date | 2021-06-28 09:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CuTSp-5RC-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <CtC7f-6sw-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <CudTb-4py-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <CueYV-5b3-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <Cuh0J-6qa-1@gated-at.bofh.it> <CuFmp-5bj-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
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On Du, 27 iun 21, 11:50:59, Celejar wrote: > On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 16:51:21 +0300 > Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote: > > ... > > > Well, apparently lots of people[1] seem very upset about and hell bent > > to change Signal's (the service) policies on federation, third-party > > clients, etc. > > > > Why? There's Matrix, that already has all that. Why insist that > > everybody else has to do that as well? Live and let live, anyone? > > > > [1] not referring to anyone in particular > > Should we not criticize software and services that we find problematic > just because alternatives exist? Moreover, I suspect that Signal's > dominance plays a role in hindering the growth of things like Matrix - > when all the privacy and security Big Names rave over Signal and push > it so strongly, then due to network effects (within the privacy and > security conscious community), it becomes more and more necessary to > use it. Criticizing is of course fair game, lumping it in together with WhatsApp, Facebook and Telegram seems excessive to me. > (Please don't get me wrong - I agree that Signal is a far, far, > superior alternative to WhatsApp, and that the difference between them > is much greater than the difference between Signal and Matrix - I just > mean that people always criticize the shortcomings of dominant software > systems in order to promote the ones they consider preferable and to > increase their usage, which renders them much more useful due to > network effects.) Yes, with the potential risk of doing more harm then good. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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Re: Messed up Email Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-06-27 17:20 +0200
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