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Re:Riot is now Element by szquadri on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:42AM (#23843042)
I can vouch that I avoided deploying it in corp environments due to the questionable name. "Element" is fine and is generic just like "Matrix". So name really does matter (specially in formal/corporate environments).
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Re:Riot is now Element by shock on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:08AM (#23843209)
Your comment doesn't mean much if your company is on Slack. The "Slack" name can present issues for other people just like "Riot" has presented for you.
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Re:Riot is now Element by lozf on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:29AM (#23843733)
Yes, even in 2016 I had non-techies think that an IM chat designed for the workplace called "Slack" was some sort of joke.
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