[arch-general] Whatsapp group

varshit bhat varshitbhat at gmail.com
Wed Aug 14 05:25:33 UTC 2019


Hey,why not make telegram group official?
@archlinuxgroup

On Wed, 14 Aug, 2019, 10:50 AM brent s., <bts at square-r00t.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> brent saner
> https://square-r00t.net/
> GPG info: https://square-r00t.net/gpg-info
>
>


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