Subj : Telegram was unblocked in Russia = Durov cooperation To : August Abolins From : Nil Alexandrov Date : Sun Sep 13 2020 18:35:48 Hello, August! Sunday September 13 2020 00:43, from August Abolins -> Nil Alexandrov: AA> That is absolutely right. No one is fooled by the claim that AA> it is open-source and yet only have available the compiled AA> apps to install. You can compile yourself and install an .apk file on your Android device, though on iOS it's not possible at all (without a developer license or limited to emulation only). AA> It is not much different with the sources for linux code. Not AA> everyone even would know what to look for to identify AA> nefarious bits of code. Users just fetch the applications and AA> the updates, compile, and go. At least you have choices. LFS (Linux From Scratch) project is what you are looking for. NA>> Pavel Durov.. Recently he was talking shit about Apple NA>> and Google 30% app store commission and how cruel they NA>> are. AA> Hmmmm. Yeah, Why would he *need* to do that? :/ Another reason for him to hate the US and big US high-tech companies is the shutdown of the Telegram TON cryptocurrency project. You cannot just bring in something that will be out of the government control and regulations and big high-tech companies have been always cooperating. AA> Yes.. very suspect. If the Durov's have emmigrated, why would AA> they need to *now* cower to the Russian gov't? Is it because AA> of threats and pressure to their families who they left behind AA> or something? I guess he is a grown up man now, finally realized that pee against the wind is not the way to go. NA>> ... but it was government direct order to unblock. It NA>> definitely shows Durov cooperation. AA> Yes. Suspicious. AA> So, do you think that the secret-chats feature is not so AA> secret? Any government will not freely allows popular way of communication be lack of a backdoor for monitoring, period. Best Regards, Nil --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5 * Origin: -=NIL BBS=- (2:5015/46) .