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Slack initially integrated with IRC and XMPP because they were more popular than Slack. Now that Slack is much bigger than all IRC and XMPP traffic combined, th
by dfabulich 9y ago
Slack initially integrated with IRC and XMPP because they were more popular than Slack. Now that Slack is much bigger than all IRC and XMPP traffic combined, the integration is no longer worth its weight in code.
If Matrix were overwhelmingly more popular than Slack, they would integrate with Matrix. But Matrix isn't more popular than Slack. (Matrix isn't even as popular as IRC, despite being a better product than IRC, as far as I can see.)
- cyphar 9y agoMatrix has Slack bridges, so "integration with Slack" isn't a problem from the Matrix side. But more importantly, I wasn't suggesting that Slack should integrate with Matrix, it was that open protocols do exist and some are better than Slack in specific ways.
- MereInterest 9y ago> Slack initially integrated with IRC and XMPP because they were more popular than Slack. Bait > Now that Slack is much bigger than all IRC and XMPP traffic combined, the integration is no longer worth its weight in code. Switch
- signa11 9y agosorry, but i don't agree. this is a classic EEE i.e. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish maneuver. which is what, afaik, the gp was trying to say. edit-001: fmt changes.
- MereInterest 9y agoI would agree that it is clearly EEE, but would argue that it is also a bait and switch. My intention was to rephrase the gp's comment, which I felt was unfairly positive toward this general practice.
- arbie 9y ago> edit-001: ... Are you planning very many edits?