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
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    7 months ago

    We dont really use/experience matrix. Same as we dont really use/experience debian, fedora, etc.

    We are experiencing the clients (same as we experience the DE in the second example).

    It does not make sense to hate on the protocol for clunky clients, same as it does not make sense to change distros because gnome isnt your thing, except if your OS doesnt handle anything else.

    I had this discussion a billion times already. Element is not matrix and every other client is produced by actual people with very little money.

    Be the change you want to see and make a client or donate to someone who makes the most promising ones instead of moaning about the good ol days please. Have a good one.