Ask HN: Anyone using Discord in a business setting?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14935895

by garettmd • 9 years ago

4 9 9 years ago

news.ycombinator.com

I've been using it lately for communicating with some open source projects, and it seems like a pretty good competitor to Slack, with a few more features even. But I haven't heard of anyone using it in business; was wondering if that's due to some functionality or SLA type of thing, or just lack of awareness.

stephenr3• 9 years ago

A client who is in a field vaguely related to gaming has mentioned we could use discord (I'd never heard of it before) instead of Skype for calls/chat.

Given how much Skype has failed lately, it might be a good option to try.

Anyone know of the mac app is a proper app and not just an electron hobgoblin?

stephenr3• 9 years ago

Welp, despite this claim:

Minimal CPU Usage

It appears that it's Electron. So much for that plan.

garettmd3• 9 years ago

It may be electron but it's super smooth. It feels more native than Slack on my mac

steanne2• 9 years ago

that seems unwise.

By uploading, distributing, transmitting or otherwise using Your Content with the Service, you grant to us a perpetual, nonexclusive, transferable, royalty-free, sublicensable, and worldwide license to use, host, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display Your Content in connection with operating and providing the Service.

stephenr3• 9 years ago

holy shit.

garettmd3• 9 years ago

Is that verbatim from the ToS?

steanne2• 9 years ago

yes.

https://discordapp.com/terms

jon-wood• 9 years ago

It's a pretty standard term, and is generally in place to avoid them being accused of copyright infringement for giving access to your messages to other people in your organisation.

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