Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by Perceptes on Thursday June 09, 2016 @10:11PM
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Matrix is the protocol that Vector uses. Matrix itself is being marketed to developers to build their apps using it. Vector is aimed at end users who want a chat system, and they don't really have to know or care what Matrix is. A good analogy is Matrix : Vector :: Email : Gmail
Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by NobleSir on Friday June 10, 2016 @08:40AM
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Except email and gmail are words that are clearly related (and suggest message transference) even for someone who doesn't know linear algebra..
Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by amandine on Thursday June 09, 2016 @03:43PM
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Except Vector and Matrix are two different things :) Matrix wants as many apps built upon it as possible, Vector is just leveraging the power of Matrix to provide good collaboration services
Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by unicornporn on Thursday June 09, 2016 @04:38PM
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Ah, after actually reading, and not only using, I understand. So, will the end user looking for a chat and collaboration tool (or alternative to Slack or IRC) only see the Vector "brand" and not Matrix?
Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by amandine on Thursday June 09, 2016 @05:09PM
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Yes, and the idea is to have a lot of "Matrix powered" apps out there like Vector
Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati...
by unicornporn on Thursday June 09, 2016 @05:13PM
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Excellent idea.
I must say though that people are becoming more and more unfamiliar with decentralization. Naming the standard one thing (Matrix) and the main phone app another (Vector) is IMHO a move that only a technologist would come up with. The logic might seem crystal clear to all you working on the project. But if you want traction (hell, you could actually be a serious alternative to Slack!) you should've register something like matrix.im and named the app Matrix.