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Someone who actually used this and made the transition should correct me: I bet the usage of "server" came from the TeamSpeak world where you had to self-host
by tobias3 5y ago
Someone who actually used this and made the transition should correct me:
I bet the usage of "server" came from the TeamSpeak world where you had to self-host it on your own (dedicated) server.
Of course giving away the hosting for free is going to attract users and one doesn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
- junon 5y agoDiscord is pretty directly based on Slack. Slack had all of this first and while the app looks like Slack a bit today it really looked like slack a few years ago.
- Tijdreiziger 5y agoSlack definitely didn't have group voice and video first. I think it's more accurate to describe Discord as a mashup of TeamSpeak, Slack and Skype.
- Jxl180 5y agoMy understanding is that “server” was never an official discord term — “Guild” is the official term but the community has used “server” so it just stuck.