Gitter’s big adventure (Interview)

Gitter is exiting GitLab and entering the Matrix…ok, we couldn’t help ourselves with that one. Today we’re joined by Sid Sibrandij (CEO of GitLab) and Matthew Hodgson (technical co-founder of Matrix) to discuss the acquisition of Gitter. A little backstory to tee things up…back in 2017 GitLab announced the acquisition of Gitter to help push their idea of chatops within GitLab. As it turns out, the GitLab team saw a different path for Gitter as a core part of Matrix rather than a non-core project at GitLab. We talk through all the details in this episode with Matthew and Sid.

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Featuring:

• Matthew Hodgson – GitHub, X
• Sid Sijbrandij – Website, LinkedIn, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

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• Welcoming Gitter to Matrix!
• Gitter - Where developers come to talk
• Element - All-in-one secure chat app for teams, friends and organisations
• Matrix - An open network for secure, decentralized communication
• Gitter is joining the GitLab team (March 15, 2017)
• The Changelog #384: Enter the Matrix

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