awa to [email protected] • 3 years agoLooking for whatsapp alternative?message-square47fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
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minus-square@[email protected]Mlinkfedilink-2•3 years agoTelegram is okay only as a public board/group messenger service, nothing more. They take time in open sourcing their client code, around 3-4 months.
minus-squarepoVoqlinkfedilink-1•3 years agoThat’s not that relevant, as long as older versions compiled from source still work.
minus-square@[email protected]Mlinkfedilink0•edit-23 years agoOlder versions work, but would also have security flaws. So Telegram is open source depending on what definition of security or feature updates you are okay with. Most (spoiler: nearly all) people have no clue about this in privacy community.
Telegram is okay only as a public board/group messenger service, nothing more. They take time in open sourcing their client code, around 3-4 months.
That’s not that relevant, as long as older versions compiled from source still work.
Older versions work, but would also have security flaws. So Telegram is open source depending on what definition of security or feature updates you are okay with.
Most (spoiler: nearly all) people have no clue about this in privacy community.