[arch-general] Whatsapp group

brent s. bts at square-r00t.net
Wed Aug 14 05:20:18 UTC 2019


On 8/14/19 1:04 AM, Ram Kumar via arch-general wrote:
> Hey there archers,
> How about creating whatsapp group along with this mailing list??..
> It will be usefull for beginners to get instant clarifications on their
> doubts..
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Regards
> Ramkumar
> 

That's what the IRC channels are for:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_IRC_channels

Additionally, I'd strongly caution against Whatsapp:

https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/08/08/whatsapps-chat-manipulation-exploit-remains-unresolved-even-after-a-year/

Plus its federated and closed-source/proprietary model (and it being
owned by one of the largest and unscrupulous social media sites) is
understandable cause for alarm for many individuals.

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