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@lightweight @gabek

Agree its not network effects with Slack. More like brand recognition. "I know this, so I use it".

I love Matrix, and whole lotta other FOSS tools besides. But there's a whole mindset difference between more technical FOSS-oriented folks and the general public. We get a scary error and 5 mins. later we've overcome it. The average person is gone and made their mind up that the software is immature.

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@lightweight @gabek

I've convinced people to use Matrix. In their app sits just one room. It worked and they communicated a bit. Only to come back a while later to find something wrong with encryption keys and all previous chat unreadable. That's where the FOSS discovery story ended most times.

I convinced SME's to look at Matrix for their client communication, but get feedback "We just can't offer that right now".

Other than that I think Matrix is better than Slack, which is a true mess.

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