alt Hacker NewsWhat functionality? Someone technical can do literally anything Discord can do with FOSS tools.
The functionality that should matter to free software projects is... freedom. I can forgive laypeople for not knowing any better, but it is pretty hard to overlook FOSS devs that should know better that -still- endorse Discord for FOSS development.
You have a misunderstanding of the value the service provides for the larger market.
They want a service, not software.
If you'd like to build a clone or even a better version? I'd love to see it! I might use it!