@fell @jon I /think/ that @user@domain wasn't a thing...

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@fell @jon I /think/ that @user@domain wasn't a thing when we created Matrix in 2014. the double at looks ugly; colon is prettier :P

Like 12 Jul 2023 at 8:56 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.matrix.org

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Felix Urbasik

@matrix @jon That's what I call an official answer! Fair enough, a lot of people seem to pefer the colon.

12 Jul 2023 at 10:10 | Open on ma.fellr.net

The Matrix.org Foundation

@fell @jon the best thing is you can pronounce it "at matthew colon matrix.org" and then abbreviate 'colon' to 'on', so it becomes "at matthew on matrix.org". Whereas "at matthew at matrix.org" just sounds confusing ;P

12 Jul 2023 at 13:47 | Open on mastodon.matrix.org

Felix Urbasik

@matrix @jon I mean, in my opinion "matthew at matrix.org" like #XMPP would've been perfectly fine. But whatever works.

12 Jul 2023 at 14:10 | Open on ma.fellr.net

jabberati

@fell @matrix @jon The same guys who unnecessarily reinvent XMPP also unnecessarily reinvent URIs? No way!

12 Jul 2023 at 14:16 | Open on social.anoxinon.de

Dan

@fell @matrix @jon @zash

13 Jul 2023 at 14:44 | Open on social.coop

hubzillar

@Matrix.org
Semantics from matriix.
The client software is s...
Poor functionality on web browsers, no compliance with accessibility standards, gratuiious ecmascript. Do not ask people in bandwidth expensive places to download s... 50, 100, etc. software (sorry, b... "apps"). Make your service work on basic web browsers.

End of rant.

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12 Jul 2023 at 18:02 | Open on tiksi.net

Râu Cao ⚡

@matrix @fell @jon The double @ is superfluous. You can use normal user@domain addresses on fedi, too.

The idea that those didn't exist in 2014 is ludicrous. E-Mail being the obvious example. XMPP another one.

12 Jul 2023 at 14:50 | Open on kosmos.social

Tobskep

@matrix @fell @jon true, i wonder why they don't just use @user:domain like everyone else

13 Jul 2023 at 5:37 | Open on castletown.tobskep.com