I also hope Matrix takes off. I have been using riot.im for some time to check if it could replace the many chat applications one is forced to use these days (F

I also hope Matrix takes off. I have been using riot.im for some time to check if it could replace the many chat applications one is forced to use these days (FBMessenger, Slack, Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, etc). It does have its quirks but I'm finding the ability of having e2e-encrypted chat with multiple parties in a way I can move across devices quite useful. It also does support some more modern features like sharing pictures, files, and emojis without major issues. Didn't bother to find and try a text-based client yet, although matrix does seem to have an IRC gateway (of course): https://matrix.org/docs/projects/as/irc-bridge.html https://matrix.org/docs/projects/as/irc-bridge.html