#Discord Disboarding Research, sorted by desirability:
1. #Stoat - Formerly Revolt: Client works good, server is downloadable, client can't connect to unofficial servers. Oops. They're working on it.
2. #Matrix: Good federation (that's the point), missing features people care about like custom emoji, good VOIP (in progress)
3. #Mumble: Sadly only a piece of the puzzle, but great VOIP
4. #Teamspeak: Tries, but a UX nightmare.
X. #Zulip/#Spacebar: Still looking at these.
...More as it comes.
#Mumble is down atm and idk if I really want to host it for another decade đ
@catsalad @maswan @0xabad1dea meanwhile anyone who never used #discord is laughing in #IRC, #Mumble and #JitsiMeet...
@0xabad1dea what is
- a user interface that is Normal
???
For anyone reasonable, there's @zulip, @RocketChat and #IRC + #Mumble & #JitsiMeet already...
Remember:
DUMMY THICC APP & CENTRALIZATION = BAD!
I tried Mumble last night with a friend, I ran into a few snags that were disappointing:
- Their website and github only provides binaries for Mac and Windows. Linux relies on distribution packages which is fine, but Ubuntu's Apt were outdated (typical lol), Snap was also outdated, I resorted to Flatpak which worked fine. Would be nice to have a elf or something if possible.
- My friend couldn't connect to the server, the button was just greyed out. We figured out this was because it couldn't poll the server and thought it was offline, which was just poor UI. The reason he couldn't conect was either an IPv6 thing (I was hosting it over IPv4 only) or it was his VPN, we fixed it by entering the IP directly instead of domain name. Later the domain worked too, don't know why.
- I found the microphone setup kinda confusing, the sliders weren't as intuitive as Discord. I think they are probably better/offer more control, but it was another onboarding hurdle.
- Finally, my friend's mic didn't work, I don't know why, we got bored and stopped.
Anyway I rate Mumble 9/10 for voice chat services, do try it out. Server setup for a quick demo was very easy, quick docker spinup.
#mumble
@aliceif make one with
plzâŚ
@xgranade EXACTLY THAT!
#Discord is like #MicrosoftTeams a "Shitty #App that tries to be a jack of all trades, and thus is a master if none!"
#IRC, #XMPP+#OMEMO (#gajim & #moniclesChat), #PGP/MIME (#deltaChat), #Zulip and #RocketChat exist for good #TextChat.
#JitsiMeet offers #Vieocalling and #ScreenSharing and #Mumble offers #VoiceChatâŚ
Instead if one #Bloatware, multiple smaller tools can do the same aspects better.
The same goes for anything else...
Le saviez-vous ? Mumble nâest pas mort, il est juste mieux frĂŠquentĂŠ ! đ§đĽ
Pendant que certains se perdent dans les usines Ă gaz, chez BlablaLinux, on reste sur du lĂŠger, du libre et du solide. Entre l'Atelier du Fer Ă Souder et le Terminal des Distros, on est dĂŠjĂ 8 en plein après-midi... et ce soir, on pousse les murs ! đ
Tu as ton micro et une âme de libriste ? Viens refaire le monde avec nous đ¤
#Mumble #Libre #Linux #BlablaLinux #AutoHebergement #Communaute
@Datenproletarier Sorry but good luck, but #MicrosoftTeams is an even worse shitshow than #discord.
Or check out @alternativeto ... https://alternativeto.net/software/discord-app/
Thinking of switching my boardgame group's voice chat from #Discord to #Mumble. On voice chat features it is on par with Discord, but the UI is not as streamlined. I feel it is pretty much down to what you're accustomed to and the level of crap you're willing to tolerate.
At least Mumble is less bloated.
@linkachus17 consider #IRC or #RocketChat or #Zulip & #Mumble or #JitsiMeet... ?
@004
Live-Streaming = #Owncast
Voice Chat = #Mumble
Chat & Online Status = #Matrix #Nextcloud Chat
Hi ya'll! Long time no see, Mastodon-peeps đ¤âď¸
Anyways! Discord is about to start requiring strong identity verification from users if theyâre on a server with age restrictions. Verification would happen, for example, via an ID card. Quite a move from a company that leaked the data of 70,000 users a couple of months ago.
This has sparked a lot of discussion today across several different groups. Tighter legislation in various countries has surely influenced Discordâs stance, but one could argue they might have chosen a different path.
This piece of news served as inspiration to reflect on the resilience of commercial solutions. The idea of moving fully toward open-source solutions often crosses my mind, and in many cases Iâve taken steps closer to that world - though not always.
Maybe the biggest pain point for me when adopting new (or old) technology is how many others come along. Thereâs little point in switching, say, to a new and more secure messaging app if hardly anyone else does.
At the same time, thatâs very human, and also frustrating, because youâd think people would care more about more secure solutions.
Examples:
âŹď¸ Threads vs đŞ Mastodon,
đŠ WhatsApp vs đŚ Signal.
In both pairs you have seemingly similar services built on very different foundations. I use all of them myself. Why? Because when choosing technology, other peopleâs presence weighs surprisingly heavily on the scales.
But what about Discordâs fate?
Since the enshittification there seems to be moving at full speed already, I think itâs entirely reasonable to consider alternatives for the future. Open-source solutions would again be extremely solid here. Why 'again', you might ask? Because before Discord, we already had good, functional software:
irssi & mumble
But why go back to those? Because they simply seem to work - year after year, decade after decade.
