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Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by literallyroy »

stackghost wrote: post #28
voakbasda wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love HN. Read an article that raises a reasonable point about a project’s license, and that project’s author shows up to announce they were convinced and changed the license accordingly. Repo was updated 5 minutes ago. It’s things like this that give me hope for the world.

Not to be Debbie Downer but software licensing has no effect on what matters to billions of people. We are facing very real global and societal issues that people on this site are actively exacerbating, like disinformation and climate change. If a dude changing an inconsequential text file on GitHub gives you hope for the world, then please broaden your perspective.

I saw someone smile at the park the other day, do you think you could talk to them for me?

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by agoodusername63 »

Rohansi wrote: post #39
sneak wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You could stop using iMessage and iCloud.

Green bubbles, WhatsApp, Signal, etc. are not an option for a lot of people. I don't get it either.

Because techies on average aren't socially popular enough to get anybody to make any effort to msg them on a better platform.

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by yard2010 »

stackghost wrote: post #28
voakbasda wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love HN. Read an article that raises a reasonable point about a project’s license, and that project’s author shows up to announce they were convinced and changed the license accordingly. Repo was updated 5 minutes ago. It’s things like this that give me hope for the world.

Not to be Debbie Downer but software licensing has no effect on what matters to billions of people. We are facing very real global and societal issues that people on this site are actively exacerbating, like disinformation and climate change. If a dude changing an inconsequential text file on GitHub gives you hope for the world, then please broaden your perspective.

Not GP but I feel like that's kinda their point - the fact that we still have this platform to collaborate in such an organic way is truly remarkable and must not be taken for granted.

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by k4rli »

sneak wrote: post #29
voakbasda wrote: post #6

Mega-kudos to the author for chipping away at the wall around Apple’s garden. I have had a iPhone for 15 years, and I have only ever been able to back it up with iTunes on windows (as I will never buy a Mac). Apple’s refusal to provide interoperability borders on criminal. I wish there was a better option.

You could stop using iMessage and iCloud.

Or leave the walled garden entirely. GrapheneOS has all the same stuff.

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by cpuguy83 »

kvemkon wrote: post #32

Is there an easy way to share iOS clipboard to Linux directly using local WiFi without going through any cloud? Edit: clarification in my reply later in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49492003

"Easy" is subjective, but tether seems like it would do this? There is also kdeconnect (don't let the "KDE" fool you).

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by cpuguy83 »

utopiah wrote: post #4
2Gkashmiri wrote: post #3

I don't know. What's a feature not in KDE connect that the writer wanted and it didn't have? They could always submit a pr. Beeper exists you know.... I have a question. It's fine to build for your own self but is it okay to release something in public when the environment is a moving target and you are just a one-man team keeping it afloat? Wouldn't it be better to go behind established FOSS products and not reinven…

Glad you brought that up, I was actually going to suggest not to replace KDE Connect but rather to become interoperable with it because AFAIR (but didn't touch an iPhone for few years now) there is no iOS client for it.

kdeconnect has an iOS client.

Re: Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux

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Post by cassianoleal »

kvemkon wrote: post #32

Is there an easy way to share iOS clipboard to Linux directly using local WiFi without going through any cloud? Edit: clarification in my reply later in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49492003

Literally OP does this. It doesn't share it automatically like iOS-to-macOS integration but you open the app, click a button - job done.
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