[GoLUG] We need a new meeting venue

[Kyle Terrien]

On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 03:09:09PM -0700, Bradley D. Thornton wrote:
> On 10/15/26 10:50 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
> > We could use Zoom, although I don't appreciate that Zoom
> > won't work on an ALSA-only Linux computer.
> 
> https://public.mitra.social/post/01a09e3d-1033-72a2-8cd5-0d9d9fcfb986

The link points to a couple of threads about how the Zoom QT client
automatically reads the X11 CLIPBOARD in GNU/Linux.

Wow, that’s pretty bad.

I’m not surprised though.  Years ago, Zoom outsourced development to
save costs and cut corners.  Chances are good that this will turn out
be a bug rather than an active credential pillager.

That still doesn’t make it right.

Normies think I’m crazy for refusing to install “native” apps,
especially when I can run them in a web browser.  At least the web
browser sandboxes the web scat from the rest of the operating system.
It’s not perfect, but it is decent.

(By the way, you can join a Zoom meeting from a web browser.  I still
can’t recommend Zoom though.)

While we are suggesting absolutely proprietary solutions, might I
suggest Discord?  😉

--Kyle


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