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by oddvar 4101 days ago
IRC is great, and I'm sure it could be great for non-geeks too! When we started working on Matrix (matrix.org) we based a lot of the messaging/chat side of things on the features we like (and the ones we miss!) from IRC, and now we have a bridge to our IRC channels which means you can chat to Matrix-users from irssi or whatever - or you can use the webbrowser or android/ios matrix client and still keep an eye on IRC.

Auto-backfill is really nice. And being able to send rich content is something we kind of take for granted these days.

(disclaimer: I work on Matrix.org)