@andycarolan@robb indeed some apps and software are not easy to migrate, but we can start from low hanging fruits no? For Slack for example there is #mattermost or #MatrixMessenger .
Hi, #askfedi!
Which matrix clients would you suggest for total beginners (on linux or mac or windows)? Easy to use, with few (or well-hidden) features?
Are there reasons for or against certain servers?
(I'm going to host a python class and want to provide an easy way to communicate for the students...) (And I don't know a lot about matrix...)
@volpeon
I LOVE #XMPP exactly because the clients like Gajim are just slim and functional, nowhere like the eye candy distractions and bloatware that people seem to accept these days
But its ok if people just prefer it, or if they love to play with modern "community building features"
All i wish is interoperability, like i can use my XMPP or #MatrixMessenger to write with people who are stubborn to have Telegram as the holy one and only messenger.
I ask, are there community run multi-protocol-servers?
I mean the way that i could set up an chatroom on them that is accesible for #XMPP users on an XMPP address,
for #MatrixMessenger user on an Matrix address,
perhaps also for these who prefer Telegram to connect to an Telegram bot an be part of the same chatroom,
perhpas also accessible as an #IRC server channel as well