Re:The Matrix Trashfire
by jeroenhd on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @11:05AM
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The people working on Matrix also have quite a few contributions from Beeper, which has little incentive to make Element popular (after all, they'd lose customers to their own service!).
They're mostly the same people (80% of the core spec team works for Element), but not exactly the same people. The Element people that maintain Matrix certainly have a vested interest in Element, but that doesn't make Matrix exclusively Element-oriented.
While you and I understand the distinction, I think it's important to make it clear to other readers here that Element and Matrix are not the same organisation. Because of Matrix's history, and the interlinking between matrix.org and Element, one might assume them to be, and if the opening post shows anything, it's that the Matrix ecosystem can benefit from some additional clarity.
They're mostly the same people (80% of the core spec team works for Element), but not exactly the same people. The Element people that maintain Matrix certainly have a vested interest in Element, but that doesn't make Matrix exclusively Element-oriented.
While you and I understand the distinction, I think it's important to make it clear to other readers here that Element and Matrix are not the same organisation. Because of Matrix's history, and the interlinking between matrix.org and Element, one might assume them to be, and if the opening post shows anything, it's that the Matrix ecosystem can benefit from some additional clarity.