I'd say Gajim.
Lightweight client for a lightweight protocol, can't go wrong.
Telegram of course has more users, but it's not as private, secure, and censorship resistant as many of its user claim it to be, and on top you must have an Android or iOS app in order to register an account, and on top of that you must have a phone number, all of which is a big no-no to me (except for the more users part of course).
As for Matrix, the problem is that every single GUI client is either overly bloated, or has no E2EE support (yet), it's always either of the 2 ironically.
Same problem exists on the server side; choice between either bloated software, or no encryption.
To be honest, the difference in difficulty between Matrix and Discord is kinda equal to the difference in difficulty between Mastodon and Twitter.
In other words, the only "hard" thing is that you're dealing with a decentralized and federated protocol rather than a centralized platform.
Even then, I'd not really say it's a "hard" thing, but rather a new concept people have to get used to when coming from a centralized platform.
Lightweight client for a lightweight protocol, can't go wrong.
Telegram of course has more users, but it's not as private, secure, and censorship resistant as many of its user claim it to be, and on top you must have an Android or iOS app in order to register an account, and on top of that you must have a phone number, all of which is a big no-no to me (except for the more users part of course).
As for Matrix, the problem is that every single GUI client is either overly bloated, or has no E2EE support (yet), it's always either of the 2 ironically.
Same problem exists on the server side; choice between either bloated software, or no encryption.
(11-22-2021, 03:35 AM)Nooblife Wrote: I honestly wouldn't recommend anything atm. If you prefer signal you can use Axolotl, but it's not 100% reliable. You can also use matrix bridging to get the messages to your phone, but that requires that you host the service yourself (or pay for it) and it only works as a secondary device. Matrix and Telegram are the only modern solutions that works half decent imo, but Matrix is more complicated for non tech users, and Telegram isn't that secure/private.
To be honest, the difference in difficulty between Matrix and Discord is kinda equal to the difference in difficulty between Mastodon and Twitter.
In other words, the only "hard" thing is that you're dealing with a decentralized and federated protocol rather than a centralized platform.
Even then, I'd not really say it's a "hard" thing, but rather a new concept people have to get used to when coming from a centralized platform.
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