Gregory's Server@matrix this ecosystem as a whole is way too dependent on element. This might be the wake up call? I really dont want it to die, at least some version meant for interoperability of huge companies will probably survive given the IETFs MIMI efforts but we would loose the tiny bit of free, partly (mostly?) self hosting community driven instant messaging infrastructure
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 @networkexception Yes, there's broad agreement internally and externally that we want to see an ecosystem that has a more diverse contributor base and fundamentally doesn't hinge so much on a single vendor. |
@networkexception @matrix Seirdy ( @Seirdy ) touched on this same concern in one of their blog posts a while back, and I share this concern as well. When Matrix was first announced I thought it was a bright spot in the darkness of walled-off IM services; with this move now I'm even less sure about that.
https://seirdy.one/posts/2021/02/23/keeping-platforms-open/#how-open-platforms-become-closed