#Automattic just acquired #Texts and #Beeper, two #matrix chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :

* https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/
* https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/

I really hope they open source it.
Since they are going for a fee-for-service model like Wordpress, I'm optimistic. This is key for breaking the network effects that #gatekeeper companies rely on: #Apple #Meta #Facebook #WhatsApp #Discord #Telegram #Signal.

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^Automattic

#Signal community forum supports 4 possible authentication methods. 3/4 of them are advertising proprietary software based online services.

#OpenID provides the functionality of discovery identity provider by just specifying an arbitrary URL. #IndieAuth specifies another redirection level to still allow URI-based (self control) of how you want to be identified.

Would you consider adding support for any of these two auth mechanisms ?

For #Signal users on #Linux (and #MobileLinux), there is a poll on the community discourse to see how many people are using Signal on Desktop and where they are getting it from, if you want to chime in: https://community.signalusers.org/t/signal-on-desktop-survey/53978

Hopefully if we can show @signalapp@mastodon.world that there is interest, they will finally claim the #Flatpak (and hopefully the #Arm version from Elagost [1] at the same time) !

[1]: https://elagost.com/flatpak

Signal on Desktop survey?

On this forum there is open discussion about Taking ownership of Signal Flatpak, but in my humble opinion, we need to have some measurements, before we can be taken more seriously by Signal desktop team. Can you please answer to bellow questions.

^{Signal Community}

Best Private Alternatives to #WhatsApp

https://tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-alternatives-privacy

#privacy #foss #cybersecurity #signal #threema #element #simplex #tuta #wire

Best Private Alternatives to WhatsApp | Our Top 6

'Review of the best alternatives to WhatsApp: Signal, Threema, Telegram, Element, Wire, SimpleX.'

^Tutanota