+1 On Wed, 17 Jun, 2026, 19:31 Aman Mittal, <[email protected]> wrote:
> +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. >>>>> >>>>
