They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

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    7 months ago

    Well yes, but at the same time if you had to pay a few bucks a month for Lemmy or it only worked on a special app, would you be on it?

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      7 months ago

      Discord nitro is a thing. They are bleeding money like mofos. There’s no more investor money, they are desperate for income.

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        7 months ago

        sounds like it’s time to allow third-party clients distribute the server software, shut down free “servers” and offer paid hosting and support. that would cut costs a great deal.

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      7 months ago

      Yes. In fact, I’m sponsoring the project and I am currently using a special app.

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          7 months ago

          I remember the times when projects had their own infrastructure or at least used infrastructure they could easily move away from, like irc. It works, we just don’t want to anymore.

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            7 months ago

            I think there’s definitely room to have an open source Discord alternative.

            IRC with history and images

            Voice/video chat

            Wiki hosting

            Have a client and website that can link right to them and you’re away. But again, it’s going to cost something to run it, be it hosting fees or a small server in somebody’s house along with bandwidth. And Discord doesn’t unless you count privacy, which most people don’t.