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Discord is rewriting its entire desktop client in Rust with a native GPUI-based interface (dropping both Electron and React Native) (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 14 points 5 days ago (9 children)

The problem is that Matrix doesn't allow you to opt out of video streams when you're in a voice chat. And Revolt doesn't even have video-streaming. Discord's video-streaming is incredibly robust on average, though I, too, long for a competent, free competitor.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    You can't opt out of video streams when you're in a voice chat. Is it really that big of a deal though? I mean it's a problem, but not something to discard Matrix over... Unless of course you have some other complaints you haven't metioned. Regardless, it depends on what client you use. Matrix being decentralised means you have to choose a client, and it's up to the client devs to have the features you want implemented.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

    if your data is limited, yeah it's a huge deal. voice takes a smalll fraction of the data video does.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago

    Gets in a Discord VC on mobile

    One person turns their camera on

    5 minutes later

    You've exceeded your 2GB monthly data allowance. Purchase more data at $10/GB

    Yeah, not good to force on video, especially on a mobile client.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

    Have you tried Kallisti? It's built on top of Mumble

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    Me and some friends have been using fluxer recently and it's been pretty good, streaming works like discord so you have to click into it. It's very similar to discord UI wise so it's been easy to get people to swap over, and it supports self hosting which has been nice. Only complaint is that it's missing the built in soundboard discord has but that's a pretty minor thing.

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