tl;dr :

  • Hexchat IRC client app development stopped
  • Linux Mint team was building IRC client to replace Hexchat
  • The team tried Matrix and liked it
  • Linux Mint’s communication channels are moving from IRC to Matrix
  • The desktop app will be named Matrix to avoid confusion
  • hakase@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    It wasn’t a criticism - I was just curious if anyone had any more info.

    • pastermil
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      6 months ago

      Nobody got solid info (probably not the devs themselves), but some facts:

      • they’re based on Ubuntu LTS
      • they put heavy modifications on top of it
      • from their track record, the major releases have been on June & July