They supposedly can be disabled in settings- but we all know that won’t last. They’re going full Microsoft Skype mode and it’s only a matter of time.

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    8 months ago

    I get so tired of this “servers are expensive” cycle. Anyone know of a good P2P alternative? No servers, no ads, no subscriptions.

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      101·
      8 months ago

      Skype was P2P for voice, video and files- only text chat and user discovery had any major server usage so users could receive chats while offline. Microsoft still sought to centralize & monetize it, they actively removed a lot of the P2P networking to “improve user experience”. Any service owned by any profit seeking corporation will have the same end result regardless of the underlying tech; their excuses will just change forms.

      • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Yes, and that will always be the case. But I feel like P2P software tends to get shittier slower. There are probably some open-source solutions out there right now, waiting to be adopted.

    • antler@feddit.rocksEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Briar, Jami, SimpleX and Tox are all semi similar to what you might be looking for.

    • Takeshidude@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Quick search turned this up, but I’m on mobile, so not in a great place to dig into how viable it is. A Reddit post indicated it’s in some sort of alpha/beta stage, but I think it is something you can use today

      Edit: Forgot the link like a fool https://positive-intentions.com/