Bug#848695: ITP: telegram -- Official desktop client for the Telegram instant messaging protocol
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: "Nicolas Braud-Santoni" <nicolas@braud-santoni.eu>
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* Package name : telegram
Version : 0.10.20
Upstream Author : The Telegram Developers
* URL : https://desktop.telegram.org/
* License : GPL-3
Programming Lang: C++
Description : Official desktop client for the Telegram instant messaging protocol
Telegram is a popular, multi-platform, open, instant messaging protocol,
which seems especially popular on mobile, but has a desktop client.
While the protocol probably shouldn't be relied on for confidentiality
[0,1], the UI pushes users towards insecure communication as the default,
and the developers have made quixotic attempts at arguing why their
protocol is secure rather than fixing it [2], I believe that there is
value in packaging Telegram rather than having users download and
install unsigned binaries [3].
I plan to maintain the package inside collab-maint.
Best,
nicoo
[0] https://core.telegram.org/mtproto#general-description
[1] https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-stop-using-telegram-right-now-1782557415
[2] https://core.telegram.org/techfaq#q-why-don-39t-you-go-for-a-standard-encrypt-then-mac-approach
https://core.telegram.org/techfaq#q-do-you-use-ige-ige-is-broken
[3] https://desktop.telegram.org/
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