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just acquired and , two chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :

* blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/bee
* automattic.com/2024/04/09/auto

I really hope they open source it.
Since they are going for a fee-for-service model like Wordpress, I'm optimistic. This is key for breaking the network effects that companies rely on: .

@paoloredaelli yeah, I'm sure they're using the existing libraries from @element. The real question is: will they open up their app and get it on !

@eighthave
So the application is **not** #freeasinfreedm 😭
#AutoMattic has shown encomiable commitment to freedom. I hope they will be able to free the client.
@element

@eighthave @paoloredaelli @element the client app is indeed proprietary, but it's not really fair to say they just use elements libraries. The stuff they run server-side and the bridges they made and maintain are open source.

@mvgorcum @paoloredaelli @element Ok, good to know! I was looking at the client, so I overlooked that. It is important that they've released key pieces, the bridges, as Let's hope this means they will contribute to the shared maintenance of the Matrix ecosystem for all the pieces they use.

@eighthave@social.librem.one
Heh, last time I heard about Automattic was that they decided to sell userdata to Midjourney and OpenAI, as training sets.
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