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What’s the recommended alternative? As I’ve said before on someone’s post on this topic, the reality is a lot of the audience this person is likely trying to reach already has discord installed. I am all for using OSS but the desire to reach the masses makes I difficult.
What should people be using?
People interested in a complete outsider OS are using discord?
My guess is the people interested in this type of project are the ones using IRC and email for everything.
Matrix or IRC are popular. Can also be XMPP or any other open protocol. Bridge to proprietary networks if necessary but a FOSS project should never rely on Discord. https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html
Or, some of the largest and most successful FLOSS projects in the world still use mailing lists, and they’re doing fine. Really, anything but a centralized, completely proprietary messaging platform.