Why not just contribute to Matrix, which is already well established and tries to 'discordify' their ecosystem, too?
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I'm not dev of that project, I'm just spreading the word.
From what I see, it is not even functional yet, not even prototype.
But there is an issue open about making bridge to Matrix. So if they are talking about bridge, then I assume that they are using something else as their core protocol.
I agree, it would make much more sense to recycle Matrix for Discord clone/client rather than implementing something new from scratch.
But then again, I did not go look into the source code. Maybe they are using Matrix or fork of Matrix, maybe XMPP, I don't know. Would be nice if their readme or wiki would go in more detail about this.
From what I see, it is not even functional yet, not even prototype.
sad to hear :/ keep us posted if you know any news! :)
In my view, what this ultimately is is a free Discord client. The server is there because I assume the developer liked Discord's API and wanted to be able to self host a server using it, but I imagine the majority of users will be interested in using this client with discord.com.
Keep in mind that "don't use proprietary platform, switch to x/y/z" doesn't account for the unfortunate reality that people may have contacts on that platform and switching wholesale and cutting off contact with those people is an unreasonable tradeoff. While a completely free service would be ideal, using a free client with a non-free service is still an improvement.