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When can I have a compatible FOSS desktop client? I don't do 100% of my communications from my phone, and I never will.

If you can't do it on desktop, you can't do it at all. Mainly because some of us have real work to do.

If the only "usable" implementation is on a hard-to-physically-secure mobile device that uses a tonne of different uncontrolled network access points a day -- that's not really an option now, is it?

I feel you're missing open whisper systems' target audience. If you've seen how regular people use computers, their phone is the most secure device a normal person owns. Not the most secure if you're worried about targeted attack, but the best place to put a dent in cheap dragnet surveillance :)

You won’t have that until someone takes the time to produce such a client.

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