-I’m tired of Zoom’s obnoxious yelling about its AI features and general bloatedness.
-I’m trying to reduce how much I use Google/Microsoft stuff, which includes Google Meet and Teams.
-I don’t think I’ve heard about anyone using Skype since approximately 2010, and it’s owned by Microsoft now anyway.
-Fuck Meta and all its products.
-I like Facetime the best of everything I’ve used, but that only works if an Apple user starts the call, and I don’t love Apple as a company anymore either.
I’m guessing there are some nice non-bloated apps out there that aren’t run by giant tech corporations. So what’s your favorite app for video calls?
I’m running a Matrix for family and friends. It mostly works, but people complain about notifications and stuff. Videos open slowly.
Thinking of running my own, how much storage does your matrix server fill up?
As much as people use it for sharing photos and videos. I think I’m at around 150GB, and haven’t needed yet to set any retention policies.
Perhaps try also Snikket / Prosody / XMPP?