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submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you can't audit the source code of the program, how do you know if TeamSpeak isn't malware?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Not everything has to be foss, it is in company's best interest to not make it as malware. In last 20 years that I have had TS installed on my server and client, have I had it act like malware. Discord in the other hand has instantly caused issues. Not saying that TS3 doesn't have had bugs, ofc it has had.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

If you can trust them not to do anything bad then they can trust you with the source

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So you're just trusting them to not do anything bad?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I know that discord is doing bad shit, so yes.

How often you read the source codes of your tool?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I may not read the source code of every tool I use, but even if the average user doesn't read the source code, having it available for inspection by others in the community increases security, trust, and overall software quality. All a user really has to do is look at the license of the software they use, typically a GPL or similar license, and consider how reputable it is. Not only that, but if you're on Linux already, you can just get most of the software from your distro's repositories.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

So no closed source commerical product should ever exist? Discord is one too, I am just selecting one that I can control.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

No, you should have the freedom to use it if you want. All I'm saying is that you can't really call TeamSpeak a better alternative, when they're both just as bad (they're both proprietary). If you're looking for a better alternative, consider using Mumble, it's FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Other is selfhosting and other is service. I pick selfhosted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Self-hosting doesn't really fix anything, the developers can still control the program and read all your chats/calls.