Dan to Open Source · 4 years agoA curated list of open source alternatives to proprietary software and servicesgitlab.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: libre_culture
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkA curated list of open source alternatives to proprietary software and servicesgitlab.comDan to Open Source · 4 years agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: libre_culture
minus-squaremim@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoTelegram is on the list. Is it open source? I never understood the advantages of it, when something like Signal exists.
minus-squareThe Hobbyist@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoI have used telegram in the past and while I dont use it due to privacy concerns, it does have some advantages and convenience features to it: the integration with bots allows for quite interesting applications such as interactive elements like voting or other automated behaviors it’s really fast as you never download anything as it’s all in the cloud because it’s all in the cloud you can access your chats from any device, even new, without downloading or backing up your conversations
Telegram is on the list. Is it open source?
I never understood the advantages of it, when something like Signal exists.
I have used telegram in the past and while I dont use it due to privacy concerns, it does have some advantages and convenience features to it: