tl;dr :

  • Hexchat IRC client app development stopped
  • Linux Mint team was building IRC client to replace Hexchat
  • The team tried Matrix and liked it
  • Linux Mint’s communication channels are moving from IRC to Matrix
  • The desktop app will be named Matrix to avoid confusion
  • hakase@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Do we know when Mint 22 is coming yet other than just “summer '24”?

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        6 months ago

        It wasn’t a criticism - I was just curious if anyone had any more info.

        • pastermil@sh.itjust.works
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          6 months ago

          Nobody got solid info (probably not the devs themselves), but some facts:

          • they’re based on Ubuntu LTS
          • they put heavy modifications on top of it
          • from their track record, the major releases have been on June & July