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Re: Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android

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sneak wrote: post #662
graphe wrote: post #661

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This was tried by apple. https://www.engadget.com/apple-drops-its-lawsuit-against-a-m...

Emulation software isn’t wholly original as it needs firmware and software from the device so emulated. An iPhone emulator with no bootrom and no iOS isn’t very useful. An open source client for an API need not include any non-original works.

They are though. https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=38534247

Re: Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android

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Post by graphe »

keepamovin wrote: post #673

https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works Very cool. A question: will you be revenue sharing with JJTech0130? Their work made this possible, correct?

This project is licensed under the terms of the SSPL. Portions of this project are based on macholibre by Aaron Stephens under the Apache 2.0 license.

This project has been purchased by Beeper, please contact them with any questions about licensing.

They seemed to comply with the SSPL as well.

Re: Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android

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Post by p-e-w »

sneak wrote: post #643
smashah wrote: post #610

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Have you ever received C&D for your work? There's a big problem of OSS projects being TOS-trolled by billion dollar companies and having to shut down out of fear.

What would they demand they cease doing? Publishing software? If the use of this software is against their rights in some way, the end users running it would be the ones in violation. Publishing original software is protected expression.

> Publishing original software is protected expression.

That means Jack Shit in a world where a lawsuit can ruin a person's life regardless of its legal merit, with zero consequences for the corporation that filed it even if it gets tossed out by a judge eventually.

LPT: Live as if human/constitutional rights didn't exist. Because if push ever comes to shove, you will quite possibly find that they indeed don't exist in practice.

Re: Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android

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Post by lxgr »

threeseed wrote: post #426
jotux wrote: post #364

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I'm not that familiar with ios apps, can they not push out updates to individual apps?

On iOS many of the individual apps e.g. Mail, Notes you can delete and then re-download from the App Store. And as part of Security Updates they have patched vulnerabilities just in the relevant apps. So there is nothing technical stopping them. It's just been customary to treat iOS as a product where all features ship together.

I don’t think this actually physically deletes the app, given that it’s back once you reset the phone. It’s most likely just hidden/deactivated until you “reinstall it from the app store”.

Actual updates require the app binary/bundle to be mutable.

Re: Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android

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Post by mwhdc »

skiman10 wrote: post #79
Mg6yDfjp5U wrote: post #40

I just downloaded it, and can't get past the landing/sign-in page: "Google sign in error.null" Unfortunately, signing in with Google is the only option.

For some reason this security setting was turned off on my account even though I don't remember turning it off and use sign in with Google in other places. https://help.beeper.com/en_US/beeper-mini/beeper-mini-how-to...

Note that if you have added more than one Google account to your phone, this setting must be enabled for ALL accounts (not just the one you intend to use to activate Beeper Mini) or the "null" error will appear.
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