#Automattic just acquired #Texts and #Beeper, two #matrix chat apps that work with a bunch of bridges to popular apps :

* https://blog.beeper.com/2024/04/09/beeper-is-joining-automattic/
* https://automattic.com/2024/04/09/automattic-acquires-beeper/

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 #gatekeeper companies rely on: #Apple #Meta #Facebook #WhatsApp #Discord #Telegram #Signal.

@eighthave
According to https://github.com/beeper some parts are already #freesoftware

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

@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

@paoloredaelli @element @eighthave

didn't they sell WordPress data to Ai data learning? microsoft? google? amazon? they sold wp users data down the river. are they to be trusted still?

#freeasinfreedm #AutoMattic

@sammi
I'm not saying that they are saints 😅
Software #licensing is one aspect, how they manage user data of services that people do not pay is another. One is positive, the other not as you correctly state but other companies behave much worse, think of #Gafam
If you want to avoid seeing your data being sold you have to avoid zero price services, where you're actually the product
@eighthave @element