2y ago

Non-profit Matrix.org Foundation seems to be moving funds to for-profit Element

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Financial situation of The Matrix.org Foundation · Issue #571 · matrix-org/matrix-spec

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The new managing director that just chimed in on that post is the best handling of public outcry I've ever seen. Will be very interesting to see what he delivers.
- Thanks for pointing it out. I really like matrix and after reading the thread I'm grateful for the community member to actually take a look at whats going on and am eager to hear what the managing director will answer/do about it :)
  
  I just checked in on the thread and that managing director is now someone I admire. Really encouraging stuff!
- I'm really glad you commented. Your comment made me go read the thread linked and I'm glad I did, because this is some serious stuff.
  
  It was always a problem how close the matrix.org foundation and Element were. Hopefully these are just misunderstandings and the transactions have good explanations.
  I'm really glad the Foundation now has a managing director, and I hope we'll get an honest answer once the weekends over.
Sad to see Matrix go like that
- I was just considering moving my friends from xmpp to matrix
  
  deltachat?
I knew matrix was fucked the instant I was scrolling through Element for rooms to join and most of it was the kind of crypto crap you'd see on subscribestar. Then I saw one for "toddlercon" and noped out so fast. Like what the actual fuck. Not even telegram is this bad.
- It’s an open protocol. That’s like complaining about the internet because you were able to find objectionable websites. Matrix doesn’t pay anyone to police everyone who decides to run a server.
- Actually Matrix is used in many FOSS project. GNOME, KDE, IPFS, F-Droid, OrganicMaps, DistroTube... Just going through popular.
  
  Calling Distrotube a FOSS Project is funny haha
- whats toddlercon
  
  Lolicon but with babies. Often considered indefensible even by pedophiles.
- That’s why I run my own server can defederate or block instances that allow that instant block!

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