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New Vector (the company behind Element) is building tools on the matrix protocol. And making a business out of it. Which is good. It shows the world tools that
by your_challenger 4y ago
New Vector (the company behind Element) is building tools on the matrix protocol. And making a business out of it. Which is good. It shows the world tools that can be built on the matrix protocol. More people get involved and newer tools emerge.
- tommiegannert 4y ago+1 for sustainable open source development. I think I've seen three paths: 1. The employee who has the blessing of the company to work on a side project during some work hours. 2. The developer who does contracting to keep a passion project afloat. 3. The developers who organize a company and try to invent business cases while keeping the core free and open. Out of these, I feel (3) has the most possibilities. E.g. ability to focus, or if you happen to stumble on a great contributor, you can offer them a job. I don't see how this could be worse than the alternatives.