+1 but only if we can do something like bridging Regards Aman
On Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 9:30 AM Terence Monteiro <[email protected]> wrote: > +1 > > Reflects the Apache ownership model and alignment with Open Source > philosophy in theory and practice. > > Regards, > Terence Monteiro. > > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 5:37 AM James Dailey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Fully yes. >> +1 >> >> Matrix has good features >> It is open source (unlike Slack) and has a cool mission of open, >> interoperable, decentralized communication >> https://github.com/matrix-org >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 10:18 AM Adam Monsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This experiment seems to be going well. The new (Matrix) chat >>> <https://app.element.io/#/room/%23fineract:matrix.org> is more active >>> than the old (Slack) chat <https://mifos.slack.com/archives/C028634A61L>. >>> *I'd like to deprecate and archive the old (Slack) chat so we only have >>> one source of truth. Please discuss and/or add your informal +1/-1.* >>> >>> I'm a +1. I like that Matrix is mature and backed by a non-profit that >>> is value-aligned with our community >>> <https://matrix.org/foundation/about/>. I like that it is open source, >>> open data (anyone can click "export chat" at any time and get the full >>> archive), and free to use (gratis). I like that the Fineract space is owned >>> and controlled by the PMC >>> <https://projects.apache.org/committee.html?fineract>, same as Fineract >>> itself. This allows us data sovereignty and vendor neutrality. I like that >>> there are many desktop and mobile clients. >>> >>> I find Matrix to be a bit slower and more fiddly (e.g. client >>> verification) than Slack and Discord, but reasonably so. Matrix >>> performance, stability, and usability has improved in recent years and will >>> continue to improve. If not, we can change clients, migrate to our own >>> server, or migrate to the next new platform since we'll own and control our >>> tools and data. >>> >>> Bridging (connecting Slack to Matrix) is likely possible, but I do not >>> recommend it. This adds a point of failure and maintenance burden. Also, no >>> two chat protocols have feature parity: Differences in features typically >>> cause a degraded experience on one or both ends of the bridge. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM Adam Monsen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I only join rooms linked or recommended to me first-hand. And I always >>>> refuse DMs unless I already am familiar with the person or bot trying to DM >>>> me. I recommend both practices when it comes to Matrix/IRC/Discord/etc. >>>> >>>
