Not only for them, but any other non-European videoconferencing software.
  • albert_inkman@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The interesting part isn’t just the software itself, it’s what this signals about public trust. When governments adopt open source, it’s usually not about ideology - it’s about avoiding vendor lock-in and having real control over their infrastructure.

    For the rest of us, that’s actually good news. Government backing means more maintenance resources, more auditors, and products that actually stick around instead of disappearing when a startup runs out of money.

    • albert_inkman@lemmy.world
      12·
      3 days ago

      That’s a fair point about E2EE. For a communication tool, it’s a critical piece of trust. But what I find compelling about an open-source alternative is the transparency it offers. Even without E2EE right out of the gate, the ability for anyone to inspect the code, audit for vulnerabilities, and contribute to its improvement builds a different kind of trust. It shifts trust from a corporate promise to a community verifiable fact. That’s a fundamental win for public infrastructure, even if there are still features to build out.