Re: Telegram group

Encryption works best when you use it all the time, not just with sensitive
discussions.  I joined the #kde-promo irc channel.  I know irc is not
private, but it was created in a time when people didn't really know
better.  The same can't be said for Telegram.

Once I have more time, I hope to be able to help out with promo.  For now,
I'll just check in once in a while when I can.  Thanks for welcoming me,
Paul.

Cheers

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Paul Brown <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Monday, 31 July 2017 23:42:46 CEST elcaseti . wrote:
> > As far as I can tell, Signal is now completely Libre.   I figured
> Telegram
> > was chosen because of its encryption, which is not as good as Signal's
> > encryption.  Since that's not the case, it sounds like Telegram is a good
> > way to go for Promo, as it already has some momentum behind it.
>
> Exactly. Encryption is not really an issue. We are not exchanging anything
> secret or confidential here. We picked Telegram because there were already
> a
> bunch of KDE groups on it and it is what a lot of people already used.
>
> By the way, would you like to come and join us?
>
> Paul
>
> >
> >  Cheers
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:58 PM, Paul Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Monday, 31 July 2017 03:23:30 CEST elcaseti . wrote:
> > > > I don't know if it would be practical to use both Signal Private
> > >
> > > Messenger
> > >
> > > > & Telegram for promo.  Just thought I should mention that Signal
> Private
> > > > Messenger would work for this use, & appears to be more secure than
> > > > Telegram.  Cheers
> > >
> > > I would personally prefer a fully FLOSS solution, preferably an
> > > XMPP-compliant
> > > one like Jabber or, if we are concerned about security TOX. But I see
> > > several
> > > drawbacks to that:
> > >
> > > - We are not that concerned with security anyway. There is nothing we
> are
> > > going to discuss in the group that I foresee we cannot share with the
> > > world at
> > > large.
> > >
> > > - None of those services, Signal, Jabber and TOX, are nearly as
> popular as
> > > Telegram. If Telegram is good enough for what we need, we should
> probably
> > > avoid making access more difficult to the Promo group by using a
> software
> > > that
> > > not many people will have heard of, let alone installed.
> > >
> > > - Telegram supports natively a wider range of platforms, including most
> > > desktops or even the command line. Yes, Signal has a desktop client
> too,
> > > but
> > > it requires you install Chrome and Chromium. Nothing wrong with that,
> but
> > > it
> > > is just another hurdle that makes a little more inconvenient.
> > >
> > > - Promo on Telegram has already taken off and most people seem to be
> find
> > > it
> > > useful and enjoyable, plus the bridge to the IRC is up and working
> fine.
> > > Maybe
> > > undoing that work now would not be very efficient.
> > >
> > > Despite the above, I do hope you join us, either on the IRC or
> Telegram.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Paul Brown <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday, 29 July 2017 19:02:31 CEST Valorie Zimmerman wrote:
> > > > > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Paul Brown <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there anybody on here that can help get the IRC bridge done
> > > > >
> > > > > quickly? It
> > > > >
> > > > > > > would be good get it done asap to avoid both channels from
> > >
> > > diverging.
> > >
> > > > > > > The task I posted on Phabricator is this one:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > https://phabricator.kde.org/T6661
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If that task is for the sysadmins (which it should be) none of us
> > >
> > > will
> > >
> > > > > > be able to see it. You can always ping them directly in
> > >
> > > #kde-sysadmins
> > >
> > > > > > on IRC.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Valorie
> > > > >
> > > > > It's sorted. Bhushan helped out. Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul
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