The creator of Pixelfed announced an upcoming encrypted messenger for the fediverse that will work across the fediverse
One of the most used feature of Facebook and Instagram is their messenger. It's much easier for people to use the same account they use for social media to communicate with each other. A direct messaging feature within fediverse would augment the current ecosystem and make more people transition away from big corporations
RedHat are they Boiling the GPL Frog?
Even if they break the rule and blatantly steal from open source licensed projects, there are not enough recourse to punish them for it. It's a win win win situation for them.
