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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They use xmpp as their messaging system I think. Xmpp is open source, but I am not sure about the licence used.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

XMPP is a protocol, the GPL covers software implementing these protocols. They could use their own proprietary XMPP client and server without any legal issues.