Comment on SpacebarChat - a selfhosted, Discord-compatible communication platform

parpol@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Matrix doesn’t offer the same experience as discord. I’m sorry but it doesn’t. I set up my own to compare to see if my friend group would like it, and it was quite a step backwards. Even in it’s best platform element it was missing a lot of stuff from discord.

  So, things like this I’d be very interested to watch. Revolt looked the most promising but it didn’t offer federation, and I wasn’t going to make everyone have a separate accountjust for our server

  So this will be interesting. I will need at least voice to get them to come over, but I’ll watch this project closely

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  • Cenotaph@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Voice & screensharing seems to be the thing holding all of my friends chained to discord

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    • parpol@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Element seems to have voice and video chats in beta right now, and they plan to implement it into the Element application, so it looks like it is on the way at least.

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      • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        element.io/app-for-productivity

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I mean, it’s a valid reason. I originally joined Discord back in 2016 because of it’s easy to use voice. It became the standard for voice chat. Before that I had been using the Xbox party chat and other garbage voice systems.

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      • papertowels@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        We were using Skype… Dark days.

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    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Mumbleb plus moonlight, boom done

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  • Ninmi@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I think the original question is about the protocol. Why not use Matrix as the protocol for the project? No one is doing the work to bring a Matrix-based Discord alternative because they’re a) on Discord b) creatin IRC face-lifts like Element c) refusing to quit IRC d) making projects with bespoke protocols like this one. It’s incredibly frustrating.

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  • JameUwU@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Did you try Cinny?

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    • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I haven’t, but I’m going to try it out!

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    • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This one is clearly made to look like slack, which is great I need to try this out. Just wish someone would make one that looks like disc. And then matrix needs screensharing support.

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      • JameUwU@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’m pretty sure its supposed to be Discord. Discords tagline used to start with “Imagine a place where X” which is why theyre saying “Imagine a matrix client” lol

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  • milan@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    i can agree with regards to a proper threads/forum feature which is not that amazing in element right now… but it appears we are moving fast towards element call integration everywhere. this means p2p video rooms if i am not mistaken. is there something else except user friendliness in ux that could be better?

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• Starbuncle@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Unusably laggy no matter what instance you use.

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  • milan@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    i cant confirm that. especially in the light of the new sliding sync implemented in elementx

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  • Ithral@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My instance is pretty fast. Run Conduwuit as the server, problem solved

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• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I looked at matrix but the server setup was janky – enamoured of the current mayfly shine tools, and when I saw mumble install cleanly on my tiny arm box it was a sea change. No longer have the tiny arm box but I still run mumble.

  I’d be super happy if it and its polite codecs were brought into the fed but I haven’t been paying attention.

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