I was expecting an adequate response, but this... I'll just say I'm very disappointed.
Not 100% up to date, of course, but for the most part, it still applies. And furthermore, trusting a company with that kind of reputation is definetely not a good idea.
Awaited menu redesign and Minetest will be perfect.
I can throw a few examples:
- SimpleX
- Threema Libre
- Briar (afaik)
- Conversations (XMPP client)
- FluffyChat (matrix client), probably some others too
- Telegram FOSS (Telegram fork), Mercurygram (Telegram FOSS fork)
- Molly (Signal fork)
- Session F-Droid (Session fork)
So, the answer is — almost every of them.
Why should I even care about devs attitude or toxicity at all? People have to learn to separate developer from their software.
People have to learn to separate software from its developer.
For example, I don't care about Hyprland lead dev being an asshole sometimes, if the WM he's developing works good. I don't care about Cider devs political positions if it doesn't directly affect my experience with the software.
And people also have to learn, that if someone uses any particular software, they aren't necessarily using it the way developer pointed out they should.
I use GrapheneOS on my device, but that doesn't mean that I completely follow devs philosophy. I don't use Vanadium, 'cause I don't wanna support Chromium monopoly. I use F-Droid to install my apps, even if developers think, that I should get my apps directly from its devs.
Does GrapheneOS founder or developer philosophy that you don't agree with makes Graphene a bad OS? Of course it doesn't. GrapheneOS is still one of the best options on degoogling your device if not the best.
I use KDE, because it runs perfectly on wayland and covers 100% of my needs.
Budgie looks very promising now and I want to explore it further. Also LXQT is perfect for older devices or if you want a KDE, but simplier.
Because they are not Ubuntu /s
Let's be honest, Signal is not perfect either:
- It requires your phone number
- It has had some suspicious funding sources
(UPD: It was funded by CIA)
(UPD2: Here I will quote www.securemessagingapps.com:
This matters because “money talks”, as the saying goes. If the company or person behind the money is likely to have reason not to protect customers’ privacy, it’s important to know. This could be indicative of the company not doing as they say (Google, Whatsapp, for example) or changing their mind once they’ve onboarded enough customers from whom they can make money.
- It has incidents (at least once) when backend code hasn't been updated for almost a half year or so
((UPD)Source: https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/06/it-looks-like-signal-isnt-as-open-source-as-you-thought-it-was-anymore/#update-2021-04-06-1-39pm-pdt-by-ryne-hager)
~~(I'm gonna find sources for the last two statements a bit later to not be unsubstantiated)~~
Done.
Although, we all can agree, that Signal is still better than Telegram, or WhatsApp, or Threema, or whatever.
Still, we probably want to look at the better alternatives, like Simplex or Session.
Nice
It's amazing, but… why?