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  • Matrix tries to kill XMPP but the reality is that if you want to self-host, XMPP is much less of a hassle. Also, Matrix is an open standard as in “pay big money to participate in the openness”. https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/01/funding-matrix-via-the-matrix-org-foundation/

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        Name on the Matrix.org website
    Silver member: between £2,000 and £80,000 per year, depending on organisation size
        Ability to vote on the appointment of up to 2 ‘Silver representative’ to the Foundation's governing board
        Supporter logo on the front page of the new Matrix.org website
    Gold member: £200,000 / year, adds:
        Ability to vote on the appointment of up to 3 ‘Gold representatives’ to the Foundation's governing board.
        Press release announcing the sponsorship
        1 original post on the Matrix.org blog per year
        Participation in the internal Spec Core Team room
        Larger logo on the front page of Matrix.org
    Platinum member: £500,000 / year, adds:
        Ability to vote on the appointment of up to 5 ‘platinum representatives’ to the Foundation's governing board.
        1 sponsored Matrix Live episode per year
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