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starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects

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Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects

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starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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    It was my replacement of Skype, which was leaning hard into its enshittification around that time.

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      Where discord never had to lean into it as it was born shit

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        But it can always get worse. When they run out of money, some of the stuff that used to be free will begin to cost you something.

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      What? Skype is better than discord

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        Not when discord launched. Discord had far better audio quality, multiple text and voice channels, and some moderation tools. Skype was basically a group chat with a group call function

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        Literally how

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