matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix.to
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).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- content
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100