https://mastodon.blaede.family/@cassidy/111310323208049583

  • ΛdΛm_𝒷@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    I hope Discord won't become the go to app for Linux gamers, when Linux becomes the go to OS for gaming ( one can dream right ! )

    • bamboo@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      I mean it already is, Linux gamers play with their windows/mac friends. The alternatives aren’t as easy to use.

      • ΛdΛm_𝒷@infosec.pub
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        8 months ago

        Based on what I understand, the feature people use Discord for is "group voice chat", but other people on this thread r saying, future Element X can do that, and Mumble can also do that.. How easy they are compared to Discord ? Idk, but I know that It literally sucks all your data, just so it can tell you : person X is playing game Y...

        I just remembered Revolt aims to be an exact copy of Discord, it's Foss and chats are E2EE I guess

        • bamboo@lemm.ee
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          8 months ago

          Group voice is discord’s biggest feature, but also general messaging (both direct/group as well as communities), video streaming, and file sharing.

          Element might be a viable alternative, I’ve used it for chat where it certainly is, I haven’t used voice but I’ve heard some people say that video has a very high delay. My friends and I will often share screens for one reason or another and I’m not sure that the experience would be comparable in Element yet.

          Mumble isn’t comparable because it doesn’t implement any of the same features other than voice, it doesn’t have persistant logins, etc.

  • 0x4E4F@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    Meeh, Void has it in the packages, but I don't use it, too confusing for a messaging app if you ask me.

    • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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      6 months ago

      Agreed. I keep trying to use it because that’s where Opensim’s Metaverse Alliance landed when Google Groups shut down, but it’s way too noisy. I wish they’d just settled on a proper forum site like Delphi.

  • Quik@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    FYI There are also open source discord clients available:

    • Discordo is a nice CLI to use Discord
    • ArmCord: Full Open Source Discord client with themes, etc.
    • gtkcord4 & gtkcord 3: Both are simple GTK Clients for Discord

    Third party clients are against Discord’s terms of service, so use at your own risk.