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Well, the blog post is about Matrix, not Element, hence not dwelling on layoffs at Element - which are more to do with the challenges of running an commercial o
by Arathorn 3y ago
Well, the blog post is about Matrix, not Element, hence not dwelling on layoffs at Element - which are more to do with the challenges of running an commercial open source business in an economic downturn (ie persuading commercial users to pay for a supported distribution and value-adds rather than using FOSS for free) than a reflection on Matrix, imo. That said, if the Matrix Foundation was financially selfsufficient then Element would be under less financial pressure, and not be having to prop up the Foundation, and both Matrix and Element would obviously be in a better place.
With my Element hat on: I am obviously gutted that we have had to restructure the company to get back towards being break-even, and can only apologise to everyone who’ve we let down through layoffs.