Happy #GlobalSwitchDay

[kalcifer@sh.itjust.works]

it’s decentralized

No it’s not. From literally your own comment:

Signal relies on centralized servers

I was using "decentralized" to mean that there isn't centralized control over ownership of the service in general — eg anyone can spin up their own server, and people can use it (making it decentralized, imo), but people who use that server can only use that server (making it not federated). But yes it could still be said to be centralized in that it operates on a client-server model.

This is more an argument of definitions, though. I'm not trying to claim anything in bad faith.

[alzymologist@sopuli.xyz]

This should promote matrix, not signal

[leate_wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Snubbing bluesky is a great way to get people to not take you seriously. When you're making a recruitment thing like this you need to remember you're trying to draw in people who don't fully agree with you.

[amzd@lemmy.world]

That’s just open source, not decentralized. I can’t find a definition of decentralization that would even make it vague. From Wikipedia:

Decentralization is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those related to planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group and given to smaller factions within it.

Signal has a central authoritative server and to use it with any other server you have to modify the source code.

[jake_farm@sopuli.xyz]

They use a different protocol from the "fediverse".

[kalcifer@sh.itjust.works]

That’s just open source, not decentralized.

Depending on exactly how said open source development is occuring, I could argue that open source development is decentralized, it may even be federated (all depending on licensing and development medium imo).

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Could the software selection be more diverse? There's also MBin/Piefed, and Misskey/Sharkey/Firefish/Akkoma/Iceshrimp.

PS: Signal is not federated at all, it's centralized. It should either be replaced with SimpleX or matrix/Jabber.

[mitm0@lemmy.world]

Try Matrix or XMPP instead of signal

[kalcifer@sh.itjust.works]

Decentralization is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those related to planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group and given to smaller factions within

Imo this fits my usage of the term — Signal can be broken up into many isolated servers all offering the same service.

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

To stop it, disable "Help share videos being played" in your options

[awesomelowlander@sh.itjust.works]

Oh sure, if you're using something like that I can get behind it. But then you're back to the network effect. Probably slightly mitigated since everybody has email, even if they're not getting it in a pretty IM format and won't be replying to it on the spot.

[awesomelowlander@sh.itjust.works]

Not sure what to say to that. Nobody in my group would consider classic email and IMs equivalent, unless you're layering an extra UI layer on top like what the other commentor mentioned.

[derbolle@lemmy.world]

technically nothing but it serves as a privacy respecting alternative to meta/google controlled messengers.

things like mastodon and pixelfed are rather easy to wrap your head around and replace their big tech counterparts with if you are the average user.

there is no real replacement for an instant messaging/sms like experience. matrix is at the moment still a bit too complicated to get into if you have come to expect a workflow like: download an app -> write your phone contacts a message.

so although it is not federated it is the best we have got at the moment in my opinion

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

There's also SimpleX, though it's much less popular. (not like Signal is used everywhere though, it's just a matter of what you switch your group to.)

[jake_farm@sopuli.xyz]

I get that but the image is referring to it as part of the "fediverse" which it is not as it doesn't use ActivityPub.

[diesertypmatthias@lemmy.ml]

Signal is better than WA tho.

[fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

True, i'll take it over wa any day.

[chanteoma@lemmy.ml]

Hi, I think too many people are focusing too much on the type of software included in this chart. I don't think the goal of the person that created the chart was to create the ultimate guide to move to the Fediverse or FOSS apps with all the options available for them. I believe it prioritizes simplicity, and it's clearly directed towards people unaware that these alternatives exist.

Most people I know don't even know what the Fediverse is, and I think this initiative is for them.

I know that debating which FOSS/Fedi apps are the best is a big matter of concern for people that are already aware of the problems some platform have. But focusing too much on this debate not only creates more division among supporters of FOSS/Fedi, but it is also drawing attention from the main point: Bringing more people to the Fediverse.

[secret300@lemmy.sdf.org]

The app worked for me when I first downloaded it but hasn't since

[secret300@lemmy.sdf.org]

Deltachat would like a word