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Google's goo․gl links will stop working in August 2025
(9to5google.com)
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this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2024
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I’ve been v curious abt matrix but it’s taken me years to get everyone I care abt on signal 😅
Signal is centralized, ~~closed-source~~, not-selfhostable (edit: in any meaningful way) and requires being attached to a phone number. (Edit: server source is available, but self-hosting requires recompiling and distributing a custom app to all of your contacts to actually use it.)
Matrix is decentralized, federated, fully open source with multiple client and server implementations, self-hostable, and does not require being attached to a phone number.~~___~~
Which part of signal is closed source? It no longer requires a phone number, you can use a username
The server software appears to be available and updated now, which they've been spotty about in the past. I've updated to remove the closed-source part since that is not correct.
As for phone number: Signal still requires me to enter a phone number to create an account as of about 5 minutes ago.