Molly, Signal fork introduced multiple devices support tablets included, all linked to one single accountcelmit@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.ml – 190 points – 1 years agogithub.com46Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsApologies, but why would one prefer the fork over the original? Aren't they both FOSS anyways?No, the original depends on proprietary blobs. And so does molly, unless you use the FOSS version explicitly.What do they use proprietary blobs for?AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
Apologies, but why would one prefer the fork over the original? Aren't they both FOSS anyways?No, the original depends on proprietary blobs. And so does molly, unless you use the FOSS version explicitly.What do they use proprietary blobs for?AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
No, the original depends on proprietary blobs. And so does molly, unless you use the FOSS version explicitly.What do they use proprietary blobs for?AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
What do they use proprietary blobs for?AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
Apologies, but why would one prefer the fork over the original? Aren't they both FOSS anyways?
No, the original depends on proprietary blobs. And so does molly, unless you use the FOSS version explicitly.
What do they use proprietary blobs for?
AFAIK, Google Maps, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Authentication and (since v5.24.15) Wallet/Payments. Might be more.
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!