tl;dr :

  • Hexchat IRC client app development stopped
  • Linux Mint team was building IRC client to replace Hexchat
  • The team tried Matrix and liked it
  • Linux Mint’s communication channels are moving from IRC to Matrix
  • The desktop app will be named Matrix to avoid confusion
    • circuscritic
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      fedilink
      32 months ago

      No, it’s a way to say that Mint has become bloated and not a great experience.

      I just switched to Fedora from Mint, and was impressed.