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Make a pledge to only promote FOSS

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Description

matrix.to seems to be quite important for the Matrix system right now as it is a central place containing various links to softwares.

Currently, it looks like the only clients that are recommended right now are FOSS. Not a single software appears to be proprietary. Which is great! FOSS for the win! :D

But I'm afraid that once Matrix gets larger, proprietary softwares will eventually appear and try to gain traction and dominate the Internet, thus threatening the vision of a free and open communication system. The point of Matrix goes right of the window if the biggest and most important clients are all proprietary.

I therefore kindly request for the matrix.to project to make a pledge:

That right now and in future, no proprietary Matrix client will ever be recommended or linked to via matrix.to.

This pledge would imply the removal of clients if a proprietary client was added by accident or if one client turns evil (becomes proprietary somehow).

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Research direction

Review the current client links on matrix.to and the existing discussion in this issue before deciding whether a project-wide pledge is appropriate. Done would require an explicit policy commitment and a clear approach for removing or avoiding proprietary clients, but the issue does not identify files or tests.

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content
Issue type
Feature
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Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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