While looking for Discord alternatives I came across this project which looks like a great alternative for the kinds of Discord servers centered around Open Source projects and organizations. Ones where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus.

It’s a combination of forums and knowledge base that would be perfect for this use case.

  • ikt@aussie.zone
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    12 hours ago

    Because it’s not for replacing discord it’s a modern version of phpbb or vbulliten forums, even the OP says this

    Ones where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus.

    It’s a combination of forums and knowledge base that would be perfect for this use case.

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      11 hours ago

      That is correct. However, OP says right before:

      a great alternative for the kinds of Discord servers centered around Open Source projects and organizations

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        10 hours ago

        That’s because it aims to replace one of the wrong use cases that projects (FOSS or not) weirdly decide to use Discord for, such as replacement for a “contact forum” or “support forum”.

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          8 hours ago

          Such a great point.

          I’ve refused to use apps that require things like Discord or Telegram for support.

          Use a proper tool on your website.

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        10 hours ago

        I know, I literally quoted the line after it to put emphasis on the fact he wasn’t saying it’s a discord replacement but one where live chat and voice rooms aren’t the focus

        tbh he could have just said it’s a new type of forum because it really has nothing to do with discord at all

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          6 hours ago

          It has unfortunately, a lot to do with Discord. I am a members of a dozen or so Discord servers, none of which are used for live chat, audio, screen sharing, etc. This software would be a 1:1 replacement for all of those servers.

          You should be correct in saying that this software is not a replacement for Discord, but it is, just not in every single instance.