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by neiljohnson 2mo ago
Disclaimer: I work on the project. Matrix started out with its early DNA in focusing on the problem of how to create a decentralised e2ee multi-client messenger. Getting that right took a lot of time and effort, which initially came at the
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by neiljohnson 7mo ago
When Element X first launched, the goal was for it to cover the personal messenger use case. This worked just fine for some people, but for many, feature parity with the old apps and parity with the web experience was a hard blocker. Both S
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by neiljohnson 7mo ago
The complexity associated with Matrix comes from wanting to build a multivendor ecosystem around an open standard, the decentralisation (and federation) to avoid building islands and then implementing things like multi-device e2ee and VoIP
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The move to decentralised systems for mission critical technology(element.io)
4 points by neiljohnson 11mo ago|1 comments
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by neiljohnson 11mo ago
You can learn more about Element X migration plans from last weekend's Matrix conference here https://youtu.be/_cahXxr8d-4?si=0b9qyjiEYVpMczDy&t=442
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Career Asymtotes(molochinations.substack.com)
44 points by neiljohnson 11mo ago|56 comments
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
Matrix Con 2024 had a public sector track where various organisations such as NATO, the French Government and the German Healthcare industry outlined the problems they are solving with Matrix. Though in short, as a large public institution,
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
The Matrix Foundation's goals and structure are described here ( https://matrix.org/foundation/about/ ) Element is a for-profit company, originally set up to hire the Matrix Core team and is the primary driver
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
The intention is very much to offer greater financial transparency, in fact doing so is a prerequisite for multiple funding sources. The Matrix Foundation Governing Board now has a dedicated finance committee, I don't have concrete tim
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
Not related to the Matrix protocol. https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/unrelated-cybercriminal-netw...
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
No, it is an unfortunate naming collision and has nothing to do with the Matrix protocol. https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/unrelated-cybercriminal-netw...
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
Signal and WhatsApp only address the personal messaging usecase, whereas the letter is also talking about wider chat services like Teams. More to the point, even with e2ee, there is still communication metadata that is leaving your network
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US Senators implore Department of Defense to expand the use of Matrix(element.io)
103 points by neiljohnson 2y ago|34 comments
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What makes a good engineer also makes a good engineering organization(moxie.org)
3 points by neiljohnson 2y ago|0 comments
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
The OP is calling out the need for any large org that depends on a FOSS project to contribute to its maintenance. Currently we don’t have good mechanisms to make this happen. The post uses Matrix as an example but it applies equally to any
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by neiljohnson 2y ago
I found this post to be interesting discussion on how a not profit organisation could practically operate to support FOSS maintenance. It still has risks surrounding infiltration by bad actors, but mitigation is easier since staffers are pa
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Matrix, the protocol that might finally make messaging apps interoperable(techcrunch.com)
31 points by neiljohnson 4y ago|10 comments
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by neiljohnson 4y ago
Synapse has come a long way in the past few years both in terms of reliability and resource usage. The following give some details: * https://matrix.org/blog/2020/11/03/how-we-fixed-synapses-sca... * ht
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email. For those who do not
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email. For those who do not
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email. For those who do not
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Taking FOSDEM online via Matrix(matrix.org)
213 points by neiljohnson 6y ago|42 comments
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email. For those who do not
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email. Our open roles:- - Se
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Matrix backs the IM needs of the entire French government [1] and more recently signed the largest single instant messaging deal ever to help German schools manage remote education[2], it is also used in mission critical situations such as
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Fwiw self hosting Element and a Matrix homeserver like Synapse provides a full Matrix feature set (including search, archiving and everything else). You don't lose out for self hosting.
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
It’s on by default for 1:1s _and_ private rooms. Though nothing in the protocol demands an encrypted room so unencrypted 1:1s, say, are entirely possible.
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
More related content here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23842179
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
Matrix is the protocol, Element is a client to access Matrix which it does so via a matrix homeserver (which then federates across the rest of the Matrix). So Element is free to use, but there are a range of servers to choose from. The matr
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by neiljohnson 6y ago
We are still in the review queue for Android. iOS folks can pick it up the Element release here https://apps.apple.com/app/vector/id1083446067

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