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minus-squareSineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·6 months agoDo you know how to break the cycle? Use open-source software. Use standard protocols that aren’t locked behind some greedy corporation. Why not take the features from Discord/Slack and integrate it into a new IRC or Jabber protocol?
minus-squarePlume (She/Her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-26 months agoHas anybody tried Revolt? It looks really cool. Like a proper open source alternative to Discord. But I never had the opportunity to try it with anyone, so I don’t know.
minus-squarejlow (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoInteresting, the name sounds familiar, it’s not based on Matrix and they’re planning encrypted messages. Oh, you can self-host it!
minus-squareThann@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·6 months agoMumble hasn’t fed any of my data to a megacorp!
minus-squareeveninghere@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoTechnically, being open source or free ala GPL isn’t enough. Protocols aren’t enough. You need a guarantee that you own your data.
Do you know how to break the cycle? Use open-source software. Use standard protocols that aren’t locked behind some greedy corporation.
Why not take the features from Discord/Slack and integrate it into a new IRC or Jabber protocol?
Has anybody tried Revolt? It looks really cool. Like a proper open source alternative to Discord. But I never had the opportunity to try it with anyone, so I don’t know.
Interesting, the name sounds familiar, it’s not based on Matrix and they’re planning encrypted messages. Oh, you can self-host it!
Mumble hasn’t fed any of my data to a megacorp!
Technically, being open source or free ala GPL isn’t enough. Protocols aren’t enough.
You need a guarantee that you own your data.