<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">> So you can choose many different clients (not based on electron) and as well you can make your own client...<br><br></div><div>So, you're saying there are mature clients for Matrix not based on webtech?<br><br></div><div>(I'm still shocked that people are choosing Matrix, Discord, or Slack over IRC.)<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:37 AM bo0od <<a href="mailto:bo0od@riseup.net">bo0od@riseup.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">You didnt make your study well:<br>
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Matrix is just the protocol , Riot is the client app which is based on<br>
electron. So you can choose many different clients (not based on<br>
electron) and as well you can make your own client...<br>
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John Ohno:<br>
> Discord, Slack, and Matrix are all Electron apps (i.e., they are web pages<br>
> that ship with complete copies of Chrome). While the proximate reason<br>
> people are currently leaving Chrome (new limitations that make ad-blocking<br>
> less effective) isn't terribly relevant to electron apps, long-term<br>
> attempts to encourage browser diversity are not aided by the myth (widely<br>
> believed) that the only reliable way to do cross-platform GUI applications<br>
> is to ship a complete copy of Chrome with a webpage. (Flutter is no better<br>
> than Electron here: it is also a matter of shipping a complete copy of<br>
> Chrome with a web page.)<br>
> <br>
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 10:36 AM <<a href="mailto:mailinglists-liberationtech@927589452.de" target="_blank">mailinglists-liberationtech@927589452.de</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>> On 19-06-23 22:17:02, Yosem Companys wrote:<br>
>>> Discord: what Facebook is trying to become.<br>
>>><br>
>> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/how-discord-went-mainstream-influencers/584671/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/how-discord-went-mainstream-influencers/584671/</a><br>
>>><br>
>> You should rather stick to a federated solution like matrix for group<br>
>> chats IMO.<br>
>><br>
>> J<br>
>><br>
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