No, stop recommending questionable open-source. Matrix is a metadata disaster and XMPP is the true and the OG federated and truly open solution that is very extensible.

[–] SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can you explain xmpp? I'd like a federated discord replacement buddy if you could show me the way I'd greatly appreciate it :)

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

XMPP is like email, a very open standard that was designed for interoperability even with more closed servers that included proprietary features and extensions. You can message anyone by email no matter what’s or where’s their server and can be configured to be secure and private. Here a quick overview of the architecture.

XMPP is the only solution that treats messaging and video like email: just provide an address and the servers and clients will cooperate with each other in order to maintain a conversation. Everything else is just an attempt at yet another vendor lock-in.