Moreover when they say "our backend infrastructure"... So the service will be 
centralized? Bad approach...


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> From: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:36:33 +0200
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [liberationtech] Heml.is - "The Beautiful & Secure Messenger"
> 
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Nadim Kobeissi <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > "Will it be Open Source?
> > We have all intentions of opening up the source as much as possible for 
> > scrutiny and help! What we really want people to understand however, is 
> > that Open Source in itself does not guarantee any privacy or safety. It 
> > sure helps with transparency, but technology by itself is not enough. The 
> > fundamental benefits of Heml.is will be the app together with our backend 
> > infrastructure, which is what really makes the system interesting and 
> > secure." — https://heml.is/
> >
> > I'm sort of infamous by now for the fusses I make regarding the importance 
> > of open-sourcing security software. I'm pretty sure people are tired of me 
> > so I'm going to be quiet. But it's clear to me that Hemlis's answer is not 
> > the right answer.
> 
> Hi:
> 
> Agreed. I won't support heml.is if it's not libre software, as it
> seems to be the case. They want 100k $ to fund non-free software.
> That's something I don't think people should support.
> 
> Regards,
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