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The author tried the exactly one client that was available from element in the app store. Hard to fault him for that.
by Attrecomet 3y ago
The author tried the exactly one client that was available from element in the app store. Hard to fault him for that.
- bowsamic 3y agoThe thing is that people will defend this as a feature of this kind of system, rather than a problem
- master-lincoln 3y agoWell, they tried to use an open source ecosystem by finding an app in a store where devs need to pay to get their apps in. Maybe not the best combination
- croes 3y agoWhat do you think non IT people would do?
- jeroenhd 3y agoThey wouldn't even know Matrix existed, most likely. They certainly wouldn't have found "Element" on their own. If they did manage to find Element at all, I would guess that would be through the "try matrix" button on matrix.org, which has an "install Element" button, which then leads to a "download for macOS" button. More realistically, people would be typing "Matrix" into GPlay or the app store on their phones. The confusing Element/Element X situation would still apply, of course.
- dzaima 3y agoIf one knows about Matrix/Element, it'll of course be from hearing/reading about it somewhere. And thus if they were just told "discussion is at #foo:example.org on Element" or whatever they'll clearly go for Element (and I've seen "Element" be used for "Matrix" a couple times). Though then at least maybe they wouldn't manage to pass the blame on Matrix for what is an Element problem.