Lately, i installed the f-droid appstore on my tablet.
When I was searching for a free messaging client, I encountered "Telegram"
which is obviously just that.
Anyway, in the description of the program there is a big red mark, reading:
"This application advertises non-free network services"
and below, one can read:
"Anti-feature: Non-free network, since the servers run proprietary software".
I'm here to ask for your opinion if I'm getting something wrong, because from
what i understand so far, this statement is just - excuse my vocab here -
*horrible* bullshit!
1. Why should I care if THEY use proprietary software on their servers - how
should I make sure that they are really using free software anyway, even if
they claimed it?
2. If you put it that way, you had to label every mail client the same way,
because it "advertises" the use of a normal mail account, hence you're
sending mails to a server with (very likely) proprietary software on it.
3. What's with the term 'non-free network'? There is nothing like a non-free
network, since you can't apply the four freedoms to it. How should you copy a
network or make your own version of it??
So it would be nice if you gave your opinion on this.
At the moment, I don't see any reason not to use Telegram and about the
expressions i'm already convinced that they are just nonsense.
