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

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Post by bygosh »

xur17 wrote: post #87
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?

yes, there's even a GNOME shell extension[0] that implements the KDE Connect protocol without needing the official KDE version.

[0]: https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect

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

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Post by zackb »

xur17 wrote: post #87
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?

Yes, and it's great. But you can't iMessage / SMS or get Notifications with iPhone.

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

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Post by Rohansi »

smt88 wrote: post #83
Rohansi wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

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

I'm sure it's possible for them to use Signal but some people are unreasonably stubborn.

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

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Post by Luker88 »

pzmarzly wrote: post #2

> Personally, I think putting an interoperability protocol implementation behind a copyleft license is a little unfortunate! Huh, haven't thought of it. Just relicensed ancs4linux to MIT.

You might want to check again for something that has patent protection. apache2+llvm exception, or just the mozilla public license...

EUPL is also basically GPL without being viral, too.

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

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Post by sophrosyne42 »

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.

You must be fun at parties

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

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Post by unethical_ban »

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…

I can't get KDE connect to work for the life of me. So I guess something that works would be an improvement!

Could be GrapheneOS/arch interop or something.

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

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Post by mrec »

kaonwarb wrote: post #34
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.

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.

“He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars. General good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer.” -- William Blake
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