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abadidea @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange
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So You Want To Write An Open Source Discord Replacement

Things you don’t need:
- federation/distributed systems
- multiparty end-to-end encryption
- an entirely new operating system kernel specially designed to—

Things you DO need:
- a user interface that is Normal
- the ability to use languages other than English and writing systems other than Latin
- higher standards of user experience than how irc actually works in the real world
- any fucking clue how Discord works and why people use it

I have muted replies to this post due to the usual reasons
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abadidea @0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange
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note that I didn’t even touch on audio/video calls and screen sharing, which are HEAVILY used features of discord, but we can start with “a solid chatroom experience” as the minimum viable replacement; if you can’t get that part right, discussing the rest with a straight face is clownshoes
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gabboman the wafrn dev @gabboman@gabboman.xyz
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@0xabad1dea

I do consider federation important. Single point of failure and all that
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Fea the Wanderer @crowfea@app.wafrn.net
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@0xabad1dea @gabboman

To be honest I do not think the normal user who is just sick of Discord and looks for something similar does really care, but it is good to have it in case you want it later I guess


Most of my friends do not even know what federation means, I have to explain to them what I learned from using Mastodon and WAFRN myself
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celeste_hearts_lesbianceleste_hearts_transceleste_hearts_demisexual flori_ava_star:~cursor_blinking @star@amazonawaws.com
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@crowfea @0xabad1dea @gabboman Federation doesn't have to mean bad UX. If you have to explain it, it's bad UX. E-Mail is federated, and you don't have to explain to someone how that works.

If you don't have federation, you are not solving the problem. It's like hitting "snooze" on your alarm in the morning, but the alarm is there for a good reason
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