Wire does not use Signal Protocol, they used some of our code to create a protoc...

cvwright · on Oct 12, 2016

Interesting. Which code of yours are they using now?

After the last flare up on Twitter, I thought they wrote their own implementation, using the Signal code as a reference.

terraforming · on Oct 12, 2016

Why do you not recommend? Hopefully you're not just saying that because they aren't Signal..

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I've been using Wire for a few weeks now and I'm absolutely happy. They recently released a linux client https://medium.com/wire-news/get-your-linux-on-999403a1a4fe#... (not a chrome app!) (though I think it's electron).

I'm quite happy with them, give them a try.

Siimteller · on Oct 14, 2016

Correct, built with Electron like our Windows and macOS apps. Glad you're enjoying it.

subliminalpanda · on Oct 12, 2016

What are their protocol's shortcomings?