On Fri, 2017-08-25 at 17:43 +0100, Matthew Hodgson wrote:
Just to be clear, Matrix is *not* trying to be a one-protocol-to-rule-them-all, any more than libpurple is trying to be one-API-to-rule-them-all. Matrix is just doing the same thing: abstracting multiple networks behind a single API. The difference to libpurple is that the abstraction happens serverside by default rather than clientside. (Although we do have matrix-appservice-purple, which uses libpurple serverside as a way to bridge to other networks, a bit like bitlbee but talking Matrix on the frontend rather than IRC).
What is the user experience here? Not like users being expected to do something "a bit like" setting up bitlbee, one hopes? :) If I've got this shiny new Matrix-replaces-Telepathy GNOME system, and I want to add a new account with a new protocol... what do I need to do? Let's assume I've just installed the appropriate distro package, and want to take it from there. (Although do feel free to talk about how it auto-installs the correct protocol package on demand, if you prefer).
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