Why the fuck is Discord being used in the general threads now?

>>56397247
0-work installation/getting started is a reason
omni-platform + web client + perfect sync between everything out of the box is a reason
modern, comfy ui with themes and options like irc vs cozy layout is a reason
desktop/phone ui integration is a reason
not having to bother knowing connection details and shit but just clicking a link to join is a reason

fuck off you autist, go back to your terminal os and fap to the output of htop for a while

>>56397286
go back to /v/ you casual

>>56397331
>preferring fast, efficient, variable-less workflows over slow, convoluted, error-prone ones makes you a casual
classic turbo autist here

i bet you've never done any serious piece of work in your life

>>56397247
Why would I need to use two separate programs over one that does both?

>using discord botnet
Shiggy diggy

>>56397247
Discord is good, /g/ wouldn't hate it as much if it wasn't advertised for gaymurs.

>>56397430
Is it open sauce?

I wouldn't hate on discord if I could host it myself. I don't like the trend of people moving away from selfhosted services to huge ones like tumblr, twitter, and now discord.

>>56397472
Basically this.

>>56397247
>Why the fuck is Discord being used in the general threads now?

because discord is easy for casuals, just like general threads are easy for casuals

>>56397472
>i like to do redundant work, reinvent every wheel, and offer a service that relies at every level on my own personal shitty gear like home internet, ddns and an old laptop for hosting
agglomeration has its advantages, anon. Less control but more stability, certainty, uniformity and quality

>>56397472
>I don't like the trend of people moving away from selfhosted services to huge ones

Yeah, because centralizing services and content is really bad, let's separate everything and everyone, it's way better to have 10 places/programs to the same fucking thing.

>>56397460
Probably no

>>56397460
well considering you have to compile it for arch i think yes? not sure though

non-free software

>>56397460
>>56397523
>>56397527
Discord is not open source.
Although a lot of people would like it to be.

>>56397394
I was impressed by the series of arguments you gave (except for the UI one, which is subjective) but then you sank to his level and acted like a bigot. Which makes you as much as of an idiot as him except from the other extreme: "Hurr durr, it just works so it's good.". As if control, complexity, safety and learning aren't useful things, much more useful than comfort and ease.

And what exactly is Discord?

>>56397597
>Discord is a free proprietary VoIP application designed for gaming communities. Discord runs on Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS, Linux and in a web browser.
>As of July 2016 the software had been used by over 11 million users.

>>56397486
>>56397472
You don't host the IRC networks people use either bud.

>>56397630
I host a mumble server for my friends.

>>56397247
>discord
>hey let's have a sekrit klub without using tripfags so our general can be a total circlejerk with namedropping and our inside memes
generals should be fucking banned

>>56397604
tl;dr version?

>>56397665
It was from wikipedia you lazy fuck.
Holy shit, people can't bother to do a web search for 5s these days?

>>56397555
You mean greedy stallmanists, who can create anything them selves, so they go full on mouth foaming retard mode and shout
"MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODE"

Fucking hypocrites, you dont have ANY ACCESS to the INTERNATIONAL BACKBONES software do you?
Yet you happily and blindly use The Internet freely without any problem.

>>56397678
What did he mean by this?

>>56397682
What did he mean by this?

>>56397707
Really makes you fire your neurons

>>56397630
You can host your own IRC servers and networks, and you can freely choose any of the existing ones. Many people do.

>>56397247
>2^11-32
>not using matrix

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264KB, 850x850px

>enter irci channel
>nobody's talking

so is this what 90's hip kids call it fun

>>56397904
You can, but most people don't. Most people even on /g/ don't, because the /g/ channel is just hosted on Rizon along with the majority of other 4chan channels.

discord is p good, OP

for instance it's one program instead of 2

also it's easy to use

also it's free

also there's emotes & u can embed media

overall it's quite good

>>56397247

discord is utter shit

even slack is better

Why is it so popular?

And do people on /g/ start groups and chat together or something? Don't see why a voice client is so big

>>56397247
>2 programs to do the work of one
Le freetard meme

>>56398287
it's le unix philosophy!