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 Today I received a call from a colleague (a good one). They're developing a platform for a client... 
 @5f9bb1a8 one of my biggest challenges has been "turn all that crappy Linux shit into Microsoft now that we’re grown up". Which meant I had to trash mostly all my OpenBSD and Linux servers to install VMware, Dell Storage and Microsoft services.

All in all, it was a great experience. I now really know why I hate those. But regarding the switch itself, I discovered how company would rather rely on other companies (with paid support) rather than on people’s skill. 
 nostr:npub1ckavvezu6lk584jg6x7n7ac8kh88e92v9g955u88sw0nyfxa4e6sgw4l3d More, is better than Discord. 
 @5f9bb1a8 ah ok, more a Discord alternative than a Whatsapp one. 
 Good morning, friends of #BSDCafe and the #Fediverse! 

The #Matrix server for BSD Cafe is up and... 
 @5f9bb1a8 what the "proper" use case of Matrix?

I’ve used it a bit for getting support on GTS and it seemed to me like a "bad" forum/mailing-list/irc channel replacement.