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I've been using Vector for Android the last days and I must say I am VERY impressed. Both the vector.im web interface and the smartphone apps are looking polish

I've been using Vector for Android the last days and I must say I am VERY impressed. Both the vector.im web interface and the smartphone apps are looking polished at a level that I'm very unused to when it comes to open source projects. I must say though that people are becoming more and more unfamiliar with decentralization. Naming the standard one thing (Matrix) and the main phone app another (Vector) is IMHO a move that only a technologist would come up with. The logic might seem crystal clear to all you working on the project. But if you want traction (hell, you could actually be a serious alternative to Slack!) you should've register something like matrix.im and named the app Matrix.

amandine 10y ago
Except Vector and Matrix are two different things :) Matrix wants as many apps built upon it as possible, Vector is just leveraging the power of Matrix to provide good collaboration services
- unicornporn 10y ago
  Ah, after actually reading, and not only using, I understand. So, will the end user looking for a chat and collaboration tool (or alternative to Slack or IRC) only see the Vector "brand" and not Matrix?
  - amandine 10y ago
    Yes, and the idea is to have a lot of "Matrix powered" apps out there like Vector
    - unicornporn 10y ago
      Excellent idea.
Perceptes 10y ago
Matrix is the protocol that Vector uses. Matrix itself is being marketed to developers to build their apps using it. Vector is aimed at end users who want a chat system, and they don't really have to know or care what Matrix is. A good analogy is Matrix : Vector :: Email : Gmail
- NobleSir 10y ago
  Except email and gmail are words that are clearly related (and suggest message transference) even for someone who doesn't know linear algebra..
xiconfjs 10y ago
Do you have an address to test with. I have a server online for a while but I never collaborated with/into another server.

amandine 10y ago

Except Vector and Matrix are two different things :) Matrix wants as many apps built upon it as possible, Vector is just leveraging the power of Matrix to provide good collaboration services

unicornporn 10y ago
Ah, after actually reading, and not only using, I understand. So, will the end user looking for a chat and collaboration tool (or alternative to Slack or IRC) only see the Vector "brand" and not Matrix?
- amandine 10y ago
  Yes, and the idea is to have a lot of "Matrix powered" apps out there like Vector
  - unicornporn 10y ago
    Excellent idea.

Perceptes 10y ago

Matrix is the protocol that Vector uses. Matrix itself is being marketed to developers to build their apps using it. Vector is aimed at end users who want a chat system, and they don't really have to know or care what Matrix is. A good analogy is Matrix : Vector :: Email : Gmail

NobleSir 10y ago
Except email and gmail are words that are clearly related (and suggest message transference) even for someone who doesn't know linear algebra..

xiconfjs 10y ago

Do you have an address to test with. I have a server online for a while but I never collaborated with/into another server.