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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by sandayle@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

How can I use Whatsapp video call on Linux?

I tried Whatsapp-for-Linux and Whatsie but they didn't work.

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[-] AndyW@chaos.social 9 points 3 months ago
[-] MagisterSieran@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, the obligatory "lol just don't use $thing" response. Helps nobody, but I guess it lets you feel superior.

I hate Facebook as much as anyone, but in the real world people don't always have the luxury of getting to use whatever you consider morally correct. Especially with a messenger – depending on where you are, Whatsapp might just be what most people are using, and the people are the reason you would use a messenger in the first place.

[-] sandayle@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

I hate Whatsapp. I didn't use it for three years, but I have to use it for the last two years due to my work.

[-] AndyW@chaos.social 5 points 3 months ago

@sandayle I'm really sorry about that and you have my fullest condolences. Nobody should be forced to use non-free software

[-] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

People who say this in response to a request for help should just be perma-banned. Just get rid of them flat out. It’s the sure sign that someone is a total buffoon and will only ever make the place worse.

[-] verdigris@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I think there's value in pushback against popular but problematic software. Some people just don't realize that, for example, WhatsApp is owned entirely by Meta and is known to collaborate with law enforcement, which are two facts that entirely undermine its main selling point.

[-] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yes and if someone was looking for advice in general then it would be appropriate. Or if this were a security sub. Or, if you had a solution available and included a warning parenthetically as a courtesy.

But responding to a request for help with telling the person they should not do what they want to do is a tired old obnoxious cliché and nobody appreciates it. It’s universally hated.

[-] elevenh@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, because he is using it for fun. You are totally right :)

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