matrix is #room:matrix.org and @username:matrix.org
why does lemmy use !room@sh.itjust.works or @username@sh.itjust.works ? it looks like email.
i like the matrix version better
matrix is #room:matrix.org and @username:matrix.org
why does lemmy use !room@sh.itjust.works or @username@sh.itjust.works ? it looks like email.
i like the matrix version better
Better question is why don’t both use a dot like URLs do because people have had 30 years of getting used to that:
username.lemmy.world
Plus this wouldn’t get confused with an email address.
That’s technically a subdomain and the same reason email went with @
They aren’t URLs they are URI schemas. A URL is a segment of the URI schema.