Post AbsD4geQApZwsFa4iu by jason@logoff.website
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 (DIR) Post #AbsBsTJlouE65pX7Fw by brewsterkahle@mastodon.archive.org
       2023-11-16T18:56:46Z
       
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       "...Signal spends tens of millions of dollars every year. We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate..."Open source takes support.  but I was surprised at the cost of signal, though I am glad it is there!https://signal.org/blog/signal-is-expensive/
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsD4geQApZwsFa4iu by jason@logoff.website
       2023-11-16T19:10:34Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle matrix is open source. Signal is also open source but runs a service used by millions worldwide. You can’t deploy a signal endpoint if they go under.I don’t think “running a live service” is what people mean when they say “support”, no?
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsEG8fyPwjAvpKcOe by mbootsman@toot.re
       2023-11-16T19:23:30Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle happy to be a donor. Open source is free software, not free in operating costs.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsG2TrX39mAUiLwgK by tertzertgsss@social.vivaldi.net
       2023-11-16T19:43:35Z
       
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       @brewsterkahle
       
 (DIR) Post #AbsHUnHKYSEwm6U6jI by katzenberger@social.tchncs.de
       2023-11-16T19:56:19Z
       
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       @brewsterkahleTo quote this post:  "The cost of these registration services for verifying phone numbers when people first install Signal, or when they re-register on a new device, currently averages around $6 million dollars per year."Call me crazy, but getting rid of phone numbers sounds like a good idea. I bet nobody has thought of this, before.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbtMEDDZYMvfELbDm4 by x_cli@infosec.exchange
       2023-11-17T08:27:43Z
       
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       @brewsterkahleThe cost of centralization.