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Yeah, but I think the largest benefit of Signal’s Open Source model is something different - it’s that their security claims are verifiable.

they don't want to pay the server costs for you.

they also don't want to let me spin up my own server and interoperate

but you can't interoperate with the Signal server - it is a separate silo.

It is like using two different messengers then

well that should kinda be obvious?

Will Linus pay for your internet bill if you use Linux on your router?