matrix is only slow if you use the synapse homeserver.
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artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
It’s totally possible to make a true 1-1 competitor to Discord but no one has done it yet.
Nextcloud Talk is probably the closest thing with federation. But Nextcloud is notoriously complicated to host. And for some reason super unpopular outside of Europe.
Stoat (formerly Revolt) is very close, both in functionality and UI. But is not federated (and has no plans to) and for some reason not very popular. Also doesn’t come with the wealth of configuration and moderation tools that Discord does.
Matrix works but it’s super slow, bug-ridden, and complicated to use.
Zulip is similar but I’ve used it fairly extensively and still have no idea WTF is happening. Also not federated.
Of course there’s always IRC and whatever other ancient comms tools that still work fine but are very dated and lack functionality.
snowykitty@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
I don’t use the Synapse home server and it’s still very slow.
snowykitty@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
what do you use? I use tuwunel and it’s very fast :3
artyom@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I use Conduit. There’s often problems with images not being viewable or encryption being broken. And holy hell, the absolute harrassment if a session is not verified. Not to mention that the verification process never works properly.
oeuf@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Nextcloud talk has federation?
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
sho does
oeuf@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I had no idea… How is it used? Can I sign in with a fediverse client app using a Nextcloud account and start commenting on stuff?
artyom@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Federated does not mean ActivityPub. They federate with each other using (presumably) their own protocol but I don’t actually know.
Skavau@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
The Stoat development cycle is really, really slow. This is why it’s just fallen away.