Thanks for explaining. That makes perfect sense. I was under the impression there might be something else.
I'm not interested in forwarding spam in the first place. I don't think I have any use of channels where messages just fly by... So I think I should be safe.
I think I'd be fine with that. I'm using lots of Free Software projects, have Linux on my computers, wifi router, use random projects and Fediverse platforms ... So far every time one of my passwords got leaked it was some breach of a proprietary platform (last.fm, Facebook, ...) while the Free Software has served me very well.
WhatsApp disconnects you if you don't open the official app every 14 days or so. So you definitely need it. I run it on an old tablet. It's supposed to run in a virtual machine (running Android) as well.
Those are certainly valid points. But do I want to care about that? Honest question... Discord also doesn't care about my privacy. Or making the internet a better place. So I think -in turn- I feel quite alright to ignore whatever client they like me to use.
What's with the "taxing for large and active Discord servers"? Does it lead to issues if I'm not using their Electron app or website? I can't imagine where this additional strain on their servers would come from?! I run my own homeserver, by the way. So I shouldn't weigh down on anyone else's server...
Thank you very much. I'm going to set it up then.
Thx. So far the mautirx ines have worked flawlessly for me. I got blocked once, years ago by WhatsApp when I first set it up. No issues after that, so I'm not really afraid of getting banned. And I'm not planning to use the apps or website much after I got the bridge running. That is if it offers all the features and I don't have a reason anymore to log in myself...
I was thinking of mautrix/discord. Is that the one you use?
Would you recommend the Discord bridge? I've always wanted to install that as well. Is there anything I want to know before putting in the effort to install and configure it?
