Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord

Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by DocTomoe on Monday September 06, 2021 @11:27AM (#28434625)

> "In terms of the situation, we started the project when none of us even knew what federation was, so it was never even considered from the start."

Well, yes, it is honest, but it also is disturbing - which other well-known network principles were unknown to them?

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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by Felk on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:08PM (#28435100)

Is it really "disturbing" if it's maintained by mostly college students? If this was done by industry veterans I could understand your stance, but the way things are this feels uncalled for.

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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by KitDuncan on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:24PM (#28435275)

I mean it is a little absurd, when everyone on the planet is using email, which is federated...

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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by prashantsengar on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:24PM (#28435926)

Also absurd that so many of us use SSDs but still don't know what quantum tunneling is...

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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by Sebb767 on Monday September 06, 2021 @08:11PM (#28439480)

Everyone on the planet is using IPv4 and the internet, yet the understanding ends at 'what is a LAN and what is a port' for a shocking portion of developers. Not knowing about federation[0] doesn't seem so bad.

[0] Most likely this is referencing the term and the structural pattern; as you correctly pointed out, the concept is quite widespread.

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Re:Revolt: Open-source alternative to Discord by Arathorn on Monday September 06, 2021 @06:13PM (#28438681)

i've even heard that some people use some kind of federated packet-switching network these days to communicate. it'll never catch on :)

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