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Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by kybernetikos on Saturday July 03, 2021 @11:02AM (#27722035)
That logo is awfully close to discords. Not only that there are multiple mentions of discord throughout the interface. It looks like this is a fork of some original discord code.
Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by drannex on Saturday July 03, 2021 @08:45PM (#27726377)
Yeah, they even use the new Discord logo throughout the entire application, in fact this whole thing looks like a really weird scam or phishing site. I have no question about the tech, or how good it is, but aligning itself so close is suicide and worrisome.
Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by johntash on Saturday July 03, 2021 @11:00PM (#27726928)
I didn't look too closely at it, but apparently it is just a discord _client_. I'm not sure what the point of having a 3rd party client that is essentially a clone is if you're still using the official servers anyway?
Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by weird-eye-issue on Sunday July 04, 2021 @12:33AM (#27727240)
From briefly looking at their site I'm pretty sure it is both a client for official Discord servers and they also have Discord API-compatible backend it can connect to as well. Which is actually pretty smart
Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by voakbasda on Saturday July 03, 2021 @11:23AM (#27722186)
Maybe that’s the strategy: receive an infringement claim and parade it around in the press as evidence that the entrenched player is bullying the new FOSS player.

Bit of advice: it is true that there is no such thing as bad press, but there’s also no such thing as a good lawsuit…

Re:Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternat... by sergiomattei on Sunday July 04, 2021 @12:02PM (#27730647)
That logo is a trademark infringement suit waiting to happen.