cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/26910708

My small company (less than 30 employees) has been using Skype for internal group meetings and messaging. Since it’s closing, we’re looking for alternatives.

I think few people in the company are privacy minded (one of the higher ups had to get scolded to stop using some random AI to listen to all his meetings and write summaries), so we need something with a low barrier to entry.

We have basically no IT department, so self hosting would be a challenge. We do self host a redmine server via docker, and we have to connect to it via VPN when we’re off-site (we have several full time remote employees).

Our feature requirements are: Group and individual messaging Screen sharing Meetings up to 2 hours Inexpensive Meetings with up to 10 participants Windows (some people use Skype from their phones also, but not a requirement) Minimal friction to setup and use Minimal bugs (mature)

Some of the ideas floated: Teams Discord Google Meet Signal Telegram Jami

I really don’t think we could pull off Matrix, but am I wrong? Which of these ideas bothers you the least? Is there something else I’m overlooking?

  • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Due to their security focus only very few messages can load from your phone

    Source? I’ve never heard of nor experienced this. In my experience as a longtime Signal user, it’s Signal Desktop that sometimes misses messages while phones never do (unless you botch a transfer).

    • K4mpfie@feddit.org
      2·
      1 day ago

      I used the client of Linux for some time. It always told me it can only sync the messages from the previous 3(?) days from my phone. I need a longer chat history and I can’t afford to always have to check my phone when U want a proper chat history

      • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Weird, I had no idea that there was such a sharp restriction on the Linux platform! Well, what about using scrcpy to access your phone on the computer?

          • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
            1·
            11 hours ago

            I could not get that thing to transfer files… but I also see it’s had multiple updates this month, so maybe it’s resolved my issues…

            • K4mpfie@feddit.org
              1·
              10 hours ago

              Yeah it’s always an up and down funnily if you simply choose a version that works you will never have to update. It will just continue to work. My Home PC runs a Version from 2021 and can still communicate with my updated Android Version without any issues. In the meantime the Gnome Extension has not been working for 2 Months

              • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
                2·
                10 hours ago

                Huh, then I wonder if I may need to go older. Ironic. Well, I’m just using Bluetooth for now lol… I know, not the best…