Note that DistroWatch is not the only one affected by ban on FOSS related article links on FB.
Further read: https://news.itsfoss.com/facebook-ban-fiasco/
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No wonder why WhatsApp isn't on Linux.
You mean a desktop application? If so you can use the web version, or even better, use Ferdium. It lets you connect to various messaging services and integrates them like a native desktop app.
First time I heard of Ferdium. How's your experience using it? How is it compared to, say, Beeper?
I used ferdium and it used up alot of ram, beeper started breaking for me when doing simple things like refreshing chats.
If only there was a non electron based whatsapp or all in one messaging client which is RAM efficient and snappy
Like pidgin?
Wait pidgin still works?
Yeah, I use it daily. There is discord and teams plugins for it.
How to install whatsapp and telegram plugins?
https://www.pidgin.im/plugins/?publisher=all&query=&type= There is a list of them here.