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

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Post by rpdillon »

stackghost wrote: post #70
kian wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So I'm guessing you don't do anything except what matters to billions of people? Always 100% fully generalized contributions, never making your local world a better place? Your only local contributions being to tell off people who are grateful that their lives are materially improved by someone else's smaller actions... You must be beloved by your community.

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I don't think the point you're trying to make improves the quality of the discussion here. If a downstream project laments a license and the author changes it, that's good communication and cooperation. Complaining that people are happy with the outcome isn't productive.

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

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Post by KetoManx64 »

timcobb wrote: post #33
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.

Pixel is nice, in my opinion better than iOS, and more open for now

Especially with GrapheneOS

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

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Post by smt88 »

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.

I know people who have iPhones just for FaceTime because young and old non-techies use those a lot.

I’ve gotten my close friends onto Signal but there are still always 3-4 group chats where that isn’t possible.

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

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Post by cromka »

jnovek wrote: post #27
SoftTalker wrote: post #10

Wasn't there another iMessage clone for Linux/Android a few years back and they got a C&D from Apple? Or maybe Apple just blocked their service?

There’s bluebubbles which runs a server on a Mac and syncs your messages that way.

Its derivative OpenBubbles doesn't, though

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

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Post by chermi »

stackghost wrote: post #36
kaonwarb wrote: post #34

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Making one small corner of the world a little bit better is a good thing. There's not much use in complaining that it's not as big of an impact as could hypothetically be achieved on some larger issues.

It's things like this that rob my of my hope for the world.

Lol. Someone liking this change is stupid for letting it lift their outlook, right? How stupid is it then to let this comment rob your hope.

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

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Post by rpdillon »

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.

I'm shouting into the wind here a fair amount, but I just discovered DeltaChat and ArcaneChat. ArcaneChat is available only on Android, but DeltaChat is available on iOS and uses chatmail relays. My family has found it to be super useful and effective. I don't think it's viable to convert everybody in my social circle, but I've been very happy with the apps and attachments, notifications, and general performance.

https://chatmail.at/

I'm considering running my own chatmail relay, although I haven't tried that yet.

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

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Post by xur17 »

blinkingled wrote: post #71

As a KDE Connect user for a few years I know it doesn't always work without reconnecting especially with sleep cycles on the phone and the laptop but it does everything on Android at least - clipboard sync, notifications, sms, calls, remote control and media playback control. Must be iOS restrictions that made the author go through the admirable effort. IOW Linux ecosystem has better vertical integration without any…

Does KDE connect work with other, non KDE window managers?

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

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Post by LinuxIsntVeryGo »

inigyou wrote: post #65
stackghost wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Actually a lot of that bad stuff billionaires are doing is enabled by MIT licensed software. Like, device lockdown is illegal with GPL3

People are concerned about having homes to live in and having food to eat. They aren't concerned about 'device lockdown'. Try to see the bigger picture.

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

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Post by inigyou »

LinuxIsntVeryGo wrote: post #88
inigyou wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually a lot of that bad stuff billionaires are doing is enabled by MIT licensed software. Like, device lockdown is illegal with GPL3

People are concerned about having homes to live in and having food to eat. They aren't concerned about 'device lockdown'. Try to see the bigger picture.

Device lockdown is why our biggest billionaires are billionaires. It's how they made their money and still make it.

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

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Post by cassianoleal »

foresto wrote: post #57
cassianoleal wrote: post #7

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I find KDE Connect severely lacking. It's great that it exists, and maybe it's really excellent with Android, but for iOS it's really not there yet. Even features that do exist don't always work reliably. I can't send files between devices, most of the time clipboard sharing doesn't work either, and there's loads not implemented. > What's a feature not in KDE connect that the writer wanted and it didn't have? From TF…

Let's be fair: At least some of the features you quoted do work in KDE connect in my experience, so I had the same question as GP. Even after reading the article.

Like I mentioned, I found KDE Connect to be lacking but mostly even the feature that it does have, don't always work.

So far (really only a couple hours), Tether seems a lot more polished.

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