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discord is just IRC in a trenchcoat. what’s to replace?
by hprotagonist 2y ago
discord is just IRC in a trenchcoat. what’s to replace?
- scientist4397 2y agoThe missing feature of IRC is to be able to get all the messages even when you’re offline. V3 was as missed opportunity for that
- cykros 2y agoYou mean like you get if you run a BNC, or just run your irssi or weechat inside a screen session, or headless X session that you reattach remotely? I've never understood people who log out of IRC.
- theshrike79 2y agoVoice chat, Video chat, emojis, embedded gifs, smart embeds of links.
- hu3 2y agoalso: - edit/delete messages - code highlight - notifications - fast search that works for everyone: https://discord.com/blog/how-discord-stores-billions-of-messages https://discord.com/blog/how-discord-stores-billions-of-mess...
- hprotagonist 2y agomost of these things are client-specific but available with IRC. (edits aren’t)
- stnmtn 2y agoHow long would it take to explain to someone who just wants to voice/video chat with their friends how they can set this functionality up with the same ease as discord? And how much will it cost for them to do that?