"Some people are offended because we use and defend really awful things. If you disagree with that, remember that you're the problem. Please take your standards elsewhere."
Ooo!!! I got something for you!! Spacebar.chat is a fucking great open source re-implimintation of Discord that works really well already! I talked to the devs and they're opposed to AI as well so no issues there. I think I suggested it for Starlight's No-AI list, it just hasn't been added yet.
I've been trying so hard to get more people over there, it kicks ass.
I dunno nothin' about nothin', but from trying out almost all the Discord alts that have popped up, I feel like something we're not supporting nearly enough is a shared protocol for them to use. One that's better than the Matrix protocol. So far I don't think any of the alts are particularly federated or e2ee, right? So maybe we could throw some development/documentation/translation/monetary support towards PolyProto?
Just going to leave this here...
#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #discord #stoat #spacebar #sharkord #teamspeak
Small list I have put together for alternatives to #discord
I am looking at this from a non-technical perspective...
Willing to hear about other platforms though/
#Matrix = YES = BUT Onboarding is difficult.
#Root = MAYBE = US-Based... Has funding from Crunchyroll founder
#Stoat / #Revolt = YES = Has potential, needs time to develop.
#Spacebar = NO = Not actively developed. (Last commit 10 months ago)
#TeamSpeak 3/6 = NO = Requires joining voice channel in order to text chat.
Now that I finally have some time over the next year, i'm replacing my wasdkeyboard with a custom built keyboard from the ground up. Came across this absolutely fascinating rundown on keyboards, but specifically the biggest key of them all, the SPACEBAR and how stabilizing it led a machinist down the rabbit hole, which I'm seemingly now looking out of.
https://youtu.be/N3FEv1qw4_w?si=8mDznbbIleThiMvH
More info on the Seneca https://www.norbauer.co/pages/the-seneca