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> Since this issue has been discussed extensively on the issue on the > parabola tracker linked below in the original message, I think it is > fair to present my view on the arguments below, You're basically right in analyzing this issue. However, I think I should look at the actual conditions that are placed on use of the Telegram server, and see if there is anything in them that has the effect of unreasonably negating the user's freedom to change the client program. In principle, that might be so. As for the privacy issues, they are important, but they are not part of the question of whether the Telegram client is libre software. Rather, they are part of the practical question of how good the program is to use. Meanwhile, given the existing Parabola GNU/Linux and Hyperbola GNU/Linux, I propose to rename Arch GNU/Linux to Ellipse GNU/Linux ;-}. -- Dr Richard Stallman Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org) Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
