@angarabebesi to Technology • 2 years agoTelegram is the 5th most downloaded app, beating Zoom, Snapchat, Twitter and is almost tied with WhatsApp.imagemessage-square30arrow-up141arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1imageTelegram is the 5th most downloaded app, beating Zoom, Snapchat, Twitter and is almost tied with WhatsApp.@angarabebesi to Technology • 2 years agomessage-square30file-text
minus-square@angarabebesiOPlink4•2 years agoTheir client software is open source and also on F-Droid and Flathub.
minus-square@angarabebesiOPlink9•2 years agoEven if it was open source, how would we know they were really running what they shared?
minus-square@angarabebesiOPlink7•2 years agoSignal is still a US-based entity, so I’m hesitant to recommend them to anyone
minus-squareSr Estegosauriolink3•2 years agoI agree, we need something with the security level of signal and with the hability to federate. Or even better, make it P2P.
minus-square@TheAnonymouseJokerMlink0•edit-22 years agoXMPP? Matrix? Alternatives do not need to have billions of dollars of marketing to exist or work.
minus-square@angarabebesiOPlink2•2 years agoisn’t it? I thought that was the whole point of “snaps bad, flatpak good” thing.
minus-square@stopitlink1•2 years agoWhen I install flathub repository on Fedora, I’m warned that it is non-free. There is a Fedora flatpak repository, but it doesn’t have as many packages.
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Their client software is open source and also on F-Droid and Flathub.
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Even if it was open source, how would we know they were really running what they shared?
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Signal is still a US-based entity, so I’m hesitant to recommend them to anyone
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I agree, we need something with the security level of signal and with the hability to federate. Or even better, make it P2P.
This is basically Matrix.org.
How does Session fair?
XMPP? Matrix? Alternatives do not need to have billions of dollars of marketing to exist or work.
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Flathub isn’t open source though.
isn’t it? I thought that was the whole point of “snaps bad, flatpak good” thing.
When I install flathub repository on Fedora, I’m warned that it is non-free. There is a Fedora flatpak repository, but it doesn’t have as many packages.