• Ninmi
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    2 years ago

    Rather than trying to persuade people to use either incompatible or insufficient alternatives, we must call people to arms and actually create an alternative. Matrix/Element is getting very close and we need more people improving the ecosystem.

    Element still needs a UX overhaul and voice channels and the basic building blocks are already there then.

      • Helix 🧬
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        2 years ago

        it doesn’t have drop-in voice/video channels though, which is the #1 USP for Discord for gamers.

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          12 years ago

          That’s definitely an important feature for some.

    • @sibachian@lemmy.ml
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      42 years ago

      element (like discord) is using an electron wrapper, which is awful and there is no way around it. what we need is a real client. nheko is far behind in features, so if anything, we need more people involved in improving that client.

      • Sr Estegosaurio
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        72 years ago

        Nheko is the best alternative that I know for the desktop scene. Tbh I hate electron apps.

        • @sibachian@lemmy.ml
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          32 years ago

          i’ve had a lot of issues with getting nheko to sync for some reason. suddenly it just desyncs and all messages are encrypted. or it doesn’t sync at all and i only get messages on element on the phone. but yes, we should all collectively be against electron; it just gives google/chrome another platform to dominate - which is especially important to be now that they’re disabling adblockers.