On Fri, 2020-11-27 at 13:53 +0100, Kevin Kofler via devel wrote:
Considering that Matrix can bridge to IRC channels and not the opposite, I
also think that moving to native Matrix mainly just degrades
interoperatibility.
The problem is that bridging to existing IRC channels severely dilutes
one of the main appeals of Matrix - being more welcoming to new users
familiar with modern chat system norms. We could still make it a bit
easier for people to join some of our chats initially, but a lot of IRC
gumph is still *there* affecting you when you just use Matrix-bridged-
to-IRC. Like rooms requiring you to be authed, so you need to register
with nickserv (plus you *also* have to learn how to talk to nickserv
over Matrix. Of course, it also limits the extent to which the more
modern features of the system can be used.
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