> and I cannot register on Linux without a phone number. Yep, but it doesn't have to be a real, publicly routable one. You can get one from Telegram without ha

> and I cannot register on Linux without a phone number. Yep, but it doesn't have to be a real, publicly routable one. You can get one from Telegram without having to provide government provided ID like I have to for real phone numbers. See sibling comment.