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Comment by neskiredk | Hacker News Reader

Does that mean we can get rid of the “Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.”

Also, Can someone with more experience than me in licensing explain why we couldn't bundle up a fork of the app and release in on ios App store?

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You could get rid of that signature before, at least on the Android and Linux desktop apps.

Without paying? I'll have to check it out on iOS, perhaps they changed it.

I'm a little bit bothered by your comment that seems to be complaining about a service you use for free.

If the software is indeed open source, it's entirely reasonable to expect to be able to use it unencumbered- I would be a bit bothered and would also complain if that were not true.

ProtonMail, the iOS app, is now open source, but ProtonMail, the service, is still proprietary and (mostly) paid.

It's somewhat comparable to using Thunderbird (open source) to connect to GMail (proprietary). GMail might impose some restrictions regardless of the open source status of the client.

There are lots of open source clients for commercial services. You’re not entitled to connect to other people’s hardware for free, even if the software is open source.

Open source (or free/libre software, which is the more appropriate term in this context) guarantees you the right to modify the software to your liking, including the removal of that signature. It does not guarantee fitness for your purpose or usability out of the box.

There is a setting to disable this, and add whatever signature you prefer.

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