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Their implementation is closed source, not the protocol. They can't change the protocol unilaterally whenever they want, etc.
Big difference.
Okay but their implementation is what they are touting. The standard RCS protocol is only marginally better than sms. Google constantly uses encryption in their ad campaigns for RCS, which is exclusive to to googles implementation. There is no way anyone is going to get Apple to work on an implementation that interoperates with Google
https://www.gstatic.com/messages/papers/messages_e2ee.pdf
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Any open source Android RCS SMS apps then?
No idea, but that has nothing to do with anything. Considering that the standard is public and free (unlike ISO stuff bte), that most relevant telecoms support it, and that a lot of phone manufacturers have a custom client that does support it, it's not remotely close to being closed sourced, and service-authentication-gated like iMessages.
However access to each carrier gateway is very guarded ...
Not sure what your point is, but ok?
Probably. Have a look on FDroid.
Believe it or not you might need to pay for something that you like and use. Wierd fuckin notion I know.
Until free speech covers equal rights to emoji msg replies (etc), I really don't see any way to force companies to make the playing field level for people who aren't their customers.
You are confusing open source with free-as-in-price. Open source is a development philosophy, not a price tag.
I'm not confusing it, I'm just used to them being paired. Ya know.. FOSS... as are others.
The "Free" in "Free and Open Source Software" is, famously, "free as in speech, not free as in beer."
Well then I admit to being wrong. All the FOSS software I use was free as in no payment required. So.. idk