> Granted, most of the discussions in LibreSignal's repo [2] got very heated very quickly. Can't find the twitter thread of @moxie at the time, and lots of replies in there got deleted from both sides. Maybe someone else can provide an archived version or screenshot? [3]
I remember reading all those threads (the one on GitHub and those on Twitter) back in the day and, honestly, I didn't come away impressed by the way some people treated Moxie. I've been in his shoes a few times now (trying to build a product that works – technically and economically – with team of anarchistic techies) and can empathize with the path he's taken. Not understanding his POV is no excuse for being rude, though. Now, since you posted the link, I went through that GitHub thread again and my impression has stayed the same. A few quotes:
> I must say, you [moxie] really are the worst anarchist I've ever encountered in my life; but I'm no authority on the matter. Writing good software doesn't give you a license to bully other projects around unless they give you a WhatsApp-level payout. How about you keep your narcissism tucked in so that secure messaging in general doesn't have to suffer from it? (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> That post [by moxie] is pure politics. It's a bunch of feel-good phrasing, cringe-worthy in its superficial slickness, that obfuscates what is really a giant policy-level middle finger from in terms of Open Whisper Systems shifting away from free software and into a centralized, All Rights Reserved commercial outfit. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
Here's what the people in the thread had to say who didn't get all personal:
> [Directed to someone else on the thread:] Whatever your take on what "the right thing" is, there is no need to get personal. And as previously said, Signal is free software - that entitles you to the source code, and no more. Noone is in the right to demand that OWS do anything else, and that includes most of what is being said in this thread. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> I thank @moxie0 for replying when asked by @mimi89999, providing his (OWS) point of view in a polite and useful way, bringing up some truly interesting aspects of the issue. I can understand @cjeanneret's frustration, feeling just one step away from a truly free and secure messaging system, but this is no excuse for being rude. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
I remember reading all those threads (the one on GitHub and those on Twitter) back in the day and, honestly, I didn't come away impressed by the way some people treated Moxie. I've been in his shoes a few times now (trying to build a product that works – technically and economically – with team of anarchistic techies) and can empathize with the path he's taken. Not understanding his POV is no excuse for being rude, though. Now, since you posted the link, I went through that GitHub thread again and my impression has stayed the same. A few quotes:
> Wow, moxie0 just sounds sounds like a giant cunt. Anyone who uses a binary compiled release of Signal from the Google Play Store for security is a fucking idiot. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> FUCK YOU OWS!!! (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> I must say, you [moxie] really are the worst anarchist I've ever encountered in my life; but I'm no authority on the matter. Writing good software doesn't give you a license to bully other projects around unless they give you a WhatsApp-level payout. How about you keep your narcissism tucked in so that secure messaging in general doesn't have to suffer from it? (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> That post [by moxie] is pure politics. It's a bunch of feel-good phrasing, cringe-worthy in its superficial slickness, that obfuscates what is really a giant policy-level middle finger from in terms of Open Whisper Systems shifting away from free software and into a centralized, All Rights Reserved commercial outfit. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
Here's what the people in the thread had to say who didn't get all personal:
> [Directed to someone else on the thread:] Whatever your take on what "the right thing" is, there is no need to get personal. And as previously said, Signal is free software - that entitles you to the source code, and no more. Noone is in the right to demand that OWS do anything else, and that includes most of what is being said in this thread. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)
> I thank @moxie0 for replying when asked by @mimi89999, providing his (OWS) point of view in a polite and useful way, bringing up some truly interesting aspects of the issue. I can understand @cjeanneret's frustration, feeling just one step away from a truly free and secure messaging system, but this is no excuse for being rude. (https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...)