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title: "Wire's server code is going open source.  Unlike Signal, they don't…"
date: 2017-04-08
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# Wire's server code is going open source.  Unlike Signal, they don't…

*April 8, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://medium.com/@wireapp/open-sourcing-wire-server-code-ef7866a731d5](https://medium.com/@wireapp/open-sourcing-wire-server-code-ef7866a731d5){target="_blank"}
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Wire\'s server code is going open source.\
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[https://medium.com/@wireapp/open-sourcing-wire-server-code-ef7866a731d5](https://medium.com/@wireapp/open-sourcing-wire-server-code-ef7866a731d5){target="_blank"}\
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Unlike Signal, they don\'t require a phone number (on the desktop). The UI is nicely done, and they\'re backed by some of the founders of Skype:\
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[https://app.wire.com/](https://app.wire.com/){target="_blank"}
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