[pytest-dev] [RFC] experimenting with using matrix as chat/community platform for potentially superseding irc

[Florian Bruhin]

Hey Ronny, hey everyone,

On Sat, Feb 08, 2020 at 02:39:54PM +0100, Ronny Pfannschmidt wrote:
> since a while now i have stopped using irc directly/controlled and
> instead switched to a setup using matrix that i like much better.
> 
> Matrix enables a few features that i really like, for example
> 
> * multiple synced clients (on my computers and my mobile)
> * server side persistent history (where i don't have to manage/juggle logs)
> 
> In addition my personal perception of the communication structure on matrix
> is close to irc in a sense.
> (this is a emotional perception hard to put into word, but i like that
> matrix is IRC-like with nice features while being not like slack&co at all).
> 
> In order to see how acceptance works out for that,
> i'd like to set up a community with  a small number of channels for dev
> talk, support, general chatter.
> 
> However before starting, i would like to get feedback from the community on
> the ML.

This certainly is a better alternative than the walled gardens I've seen in
other communities (Slack/Gitter/...).

However, I'm still -1 for splitting up an already quite small community even
more. I don't really see the benefits, given that IRC apparently can be used
via Matrix as well.

If it's possible to bridge the IRC and Matrix channels in a somewhat seamless
way, then I guess that changes to a +0.

Florian

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