The funny thing is that IRC is the last system which needs replacement. It's frustrating to see FOSS projects force-switch support communities to from IRC to Ma

The funny thing is that IRC is the last system which needs replacement. It's frustrating to see FOSS projects force-switch support communities to from IRC to Matrix, because IRC works great and has a lot of existing software, while Matrix requires a new, heavy client with tons of usability issues and few alternatives. (If you don't think there are usability issues, I challenge you go through the entire installation, registration, and connection process without using your pointing device, keyboard only.) For example, one browser's devs have decided to stop using IRC for support. That's OK, people can still hang out on IRC if they want to, right? Nope, they closed #browsername using the ban-on-join method, and if you don't know to look for ##browsername, the unofficial support channel, you're left with having to install yet another software package just to reach the official support channel?