Then he shouldn't release the code.

kuschku · on Oct 31, 2017

I'll simply quote moxie here.

On the topic of LibreSignal, a fork with the only change being that it supports notifications without relying on proprietary libraries:

> I'm not OK with LibreSignal using our servers, and I'm not OK with LibreSignal using the name "Signal." You're free to use our source code for whatever you would like under the terms of the license, but you're not entitled to use our name or the service that we run.

https://github.com/LibreSignal/LibreSignal/issues/37#issueco...

Basically, he argues that no one but him has the right to build a client that connects to his servers.

Disclaimer: I personally am critical of Moxie's demands that he fully controls all released client builds, servers, and his use of analytics.