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Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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Re: Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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Another way of saying this is, "Riot.im/Element.io corporation has taken over the reference protocol development from the matrix foundation (now defunct in that aspect, *1) . Now that matrix is controlled by Element.io corporation the remaining Matrix foundation does not have the resources to continue bridges. And Element.io decided that early bridges to bootstrap/steal users from other messenging networks are no longer needed and so will not help the matrix foundation with them or spend any resources to maintain them themselves."

ref 1: https://matrix.org/blog/2023/11/06/future-of-synapse-dendrit... , https://element.io/blog/element-to-adopt-agplv3/

Re: Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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post #3

Another way of saying this is, "Riot.im/Element.io corporation has taken over the reference protocol development from the matrix foundation (now defunct in that aspect, *1) . Now that matrix is controlled by Element.io corporation the remaining Matrix foundation does not have the resources to continue bridges. And Element.io decided that early bridges to bootstrap/steal users from other messenging networks are no lon…

It seems that neither user interest nor commercial interests are enough to keep protocol development going.

It’s kind of sad.

Re: Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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post #3

Another way of saying this is, "Riot.im/Element.io corporation has taken over the reference protocol development from the matrix foundation (now defunct in that aspect, *1) . Now that matrix is controlled by Element.io corporation the remaining Matrix foundation does not have the resources to continue bridges. And Element.io decided that early bridges to bootstrap/steal users from other messenging networks are no lon…

It seems that neither user interest nor commercial interests are enough to keep protocol development going. It’s kind of sad.

I've found Matrix (clients, I guess) really hard to use... but I'm in IRC channels where lots of people are using Matrix. What are people using?

Re: Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems that neither user interest nor commercial interests are enough to keep protocol development going. It’s kind of sad.

I've found Matrix (clients, I guess) really hard to use... but I'm in IRC channels where lots of people are using Matrix. What are people using?

iamb [1] tickles my vim fetish :)

[1] https://iamb.chat/

edit: added link

Re: Matrix Foundation to shut down bridges if it doesn't raise $100K

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems that neither user interest nor commercial interests are enough to keep protocol development going. It’s kind of sad.

I've found Matrix (clients, I guess) really hard to use... but I'm in IRC channels where lots of people are using Matrix. What are people using?

Using matrix isn’t enough to support the foundation, sadly.
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