I know there is revolt as a FOSS alternative to discord but it’s not federated.

  • fruitywelsh@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Matrix and clients for it like Element have always been my go to for federated chat like discord/teams/mattersmost. The main missing feature is voice channels imho.

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      1 year ago

      The lack of voice channels is huge for something that looks like it is trying to be a discord alternative. I really can’t believe it still isn’t really implemented.

      Honestly though even setting aside the lack of voice channels there is a bigger issue. Getting people to switch to something like matrix. I have so much trouble trying to get my group to switch to ANYTHING new. Tried to get them to switch from iMessage to telegram or signal. They tried it for a day and then went back. Getting them to switch from razer comms to discord was even a removed back in the day. People just don’t like trying new things.

      Sorry for the rant I just find this endlessly frustrating. Lol.

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        1 year ago

        I feel your pain. I once wanted to guide my buddies away from WA and had them in a Telegram group. And you know what the comment was? ‘Boring, nothing happening here.’ That’s like complaining that nothing happens in a phone booth… everyone, except for me, went back to WA. 🤷

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        1 year ago

        TURN is only used as a relay. It’s just a low(er)level transport layer, not specific to VoIP. Typically it is used as fallback when P2P communication between the attendees is not possible (for example due to a restrictive firewall).

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      1 year ago

      Element is kinda janky and crashes all the time for me. And also the UI is very confusing to use.

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        1 year ago

        I haven’t had Element crash on me in a while, but that was a big annoyance for me too for a long time.

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    1 year ago

    Old school Mumble, while is not federated, is still decentralized and perfect for game communication.

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    1 year ago

    Aether is kinda like that, but they support “free speech” and there are subs with slurs as the title. Use at your own risk, I guess.