Linux @programming.dev mark @programming.dev 1y ago

Discord is Now Officially Verified on Flathub

www.omgubuntu.co.uk Discord is Now Verified on Flathub, No Longer Unofficial - OMG! Ubuntu

Discord, the phenomenally popular proprietary chat platform, is now verified on Flathub. For years, a Discord Flatpak app has been available on Flathub

I personally wouldn't touch Discord with a 10 foot pole but figured any privacy-focused people who use it may want to know this.

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Surely this means they have plans to fix screenshare audio on Linux, right? ...Right?
- Sure, right after they implement other advanced features, such as AFK detection on Wayland!
- It does seem like they hired someone to update their electron base so, presumably yes (you can see activity from a discord employee in their electron fork on GitHub)
  
  Holy Jesus, if they actually fix that, that'd just be incredible.
Discord sux, switch to Matrix. You will thank me later 😉
- Cant fully switch if everyone still using discord
  
  I am not 😶
- Thank you for what? Moving to an empty platform that nobody I'm trying to communicate with uses? Then what's the point?
  
  You should be the change that you want.
  
  Obviously, create alt accounts so that you can talk to yourself.
  
  Wut? Matrix is buzzing in tech circles. I can admit that it's not very popular outside of tech and Foss, but these are the contexts we're discussing here.
If any FOSS project maintainers see this, please stop using Discord for your community.
- As a FOSS project maintainer, I provide a bridge between Discord and Matrix to give people the choice. Not everything he is comfortable with federated social media yet, and the Matrix federation specifically is not very stable.
  
  I didn't make the reason for my request very clear. We need discussions to be archived and searchable from the internet. While Matrix is better than Discord when it comes to openness, it isn't much better in terms of searchability. Even the old Google groups were better. I would suggest something like Discourse (the forum).
- What is your recommendation to use instead?
  
  Matrix is one option, if you just want a chatroom, similar to IRC. An online forum, like Discourse (not discord) is even better, since it creates a searchable history of past discussions. That way, most users who face any issue with your software can solve it themselves based on past discussions.
  
  Matrix
  
  Github/Gitlab/Gitea per repo and project issues?
Webcord on Flathub is cool
Use the Webcord app to access Discord on Linux. It has better Wayland support and improved privacy. They are also on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.spacingbat3.webcord
- I don't understand how this is adding privacy.
  
  Webcord blocks the tracking JavaScript
I don't know how slapping a sticker on a shit stain could be beneficial, but I guess it's a trusted and certified shit stain now.

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