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Show HN: Fosscord – open-source and selfhostable alternative to discord

40 points by nimishk 5y ago

kybernetikos 5y ago
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.
- voakbasda 5y ago
  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…
- drannex 5y ago
  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.
  - johntash 5y ago
    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?
    - weird-eye-issue 5y ago
      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
- sergiomattei 5y ago
  That logo is a trademark infringement suit waiting to happen.
knubie 5y ago
Whenever I see projects like this I’m always reminded of the first clip of this video of Jonathan Blow talking about open source software. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLVjSeusPYg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLVjSeusPYg
ialexpw 5y ago
Some of the (main?) contributors to the project aren't exactly nice sounding individuals either.. (e.g. https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord/issues/56 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord/issues/56 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord-client/issues/22 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord-client/issues/22)
- sergiotapia 5y ago
  All I see is a bunch of entitled people butting in and demanding accommodations. They were rightly told to "fuck off".
- ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
  Those commenters were incredibly rude and entitled. I would not have been as patient as the maintainers.

40 points by nimishk 5y ago

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.

voakbasda 5y ago
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…
drannex 5y ago
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.
- johntash 5y ago
  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?
  - weird-eye-issue 5y ago
    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
sergiomattei 5y ago
That logo is a trademark infringement suit waiting to happen.

knubie 5y ago

Whenever I see projects like this I’m always reminded of the first clip of this video of Jonathan Blow talking about open source software. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLVjSeusPYg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLVjSeusPYg

ialexpw 5y ago

Some of the (main?) contributors to the project aren't exactly nice sounding individuals either.. (e.g. https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord/issues/56 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord/issues/56 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord-client/issues/22 https://github.com/fosscord/fosscord-client/issues/22)

sergiotapia 5y ago
All I see is a bunch of entitled people butting in and demanding accommodations. They were rightly told to "fuck off".
ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
Those commenters were incredibly rude and entitled. I would not have been as patient as the maintainers.