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| + | |content=This software might have non-free dependencies ([https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/voicevideochat], [https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/02b0800b22e2faaa1f659d34ac3bb2f44eda3631]) and is <b>candidate for deletion</b>. | ||
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How about Hacker News' news from 2017 about Signal can be used without proprietary Google library? [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13691050]--[[User:Malsasa]] | How about Hacker News' news from 2017 about Signal can be used without proprietary Google library? [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13691050]--[[User:Malsasa]] | ||
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| + | * possible issue with nonfree JS [https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/779] [https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/02b0800b22e2faaa1f659d34ac3bb2f44eda3631] -- [[User:donaldr3|donaldr3]] April 12, 2019 | ||
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| + | == Relying on Google Play == | ||
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| + | It seems that users have to install the Google Play app on a smartphone to verify their accounts (tied to a phone number). I don't see the app in the F-Droid repository, so it seems that even if Signal is free software itself, users are forced to use proprietary software. I think this app should be removed from the directory. | ||
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| + | ==Proprietary dependency on Google libraries== | ||
| + | "Signal, a messaging app for mobile phones, has earned widespread deserved praise as a free software encrypted voice and text communication client, but currently has a proprietary dependency on Google libraries. Helping the project remove this dependency and operate the necessary infrastructure is a high priority." - https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/voicevideochat | ||
Revision as of 14:31, 14 February 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTIFICATION:
This software might have non-free dependencies ([1], [2]) and is candidate for deletion.
The FSD administrator,
--LorenzoAncora (talk) 13:31, 14 February 2020 (EST)
- Proprietary Google libraries
This uses proprietary Google libraries for clients
Where is a bug report for this? --Svetlana (talk) 20:21, 29 January 2018 (EST)
How about Hacker News' news from 2017 about Signal can be used without proprietary Google library? [4]--User:Malsasa
Relying on Google Play
It seems that users have to install the Google Play app on a smartphone to verify their accounts (tied to a phone number). I don't see the app in the F-Droid repository, so it seems that even if Signal is free software itself, users are forced to use proprietary software. I think this app should be removed from the directory.
Proprietary dependency on Google libraries
"Signal, a messaging app for mobile phones, has earned widespread deserved praise as a free software encrypted voice and text communication client, but currently has a proprietary dependency on Google libraries. Helping the project remove this dependency and operate the necessary infrastructure is a high priority." - https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/voicevideochat
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