Notices tagged with matrix

Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 01-Apr-2021 03:29:10 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
- Federati Networks
Revisiting !fnetworks expansion plans.

Thinking that there might be a reason to add #Funkwhale to the list ... with some restrictions (requires #Federati Networks account, original content only, moderated; possible fundraising may be needed as file storage requirements expand)

Also, already planning to add #XMPP, #Movim, #Mattermost chats, but considering trying out a #Matrix instance (preferably something other than Synapse) to see how well bridging to XMPP MUCs works. I'm sure the Matrix team has never considered a setup where only rooms bridged from $PROTOCOL and possibly also $INSTANCE can be created locally.

In conversation about a month ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Feb-2021 23:22:54 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

I use #Matrix, but I really do not get why #matrixvangelists seem to think it is okay to foul up every other chat protocol’s stream with garbage.

Just stop it, okay?

In conversation about 3 months ago from Shoyu permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 31-Jan-2021 19:19:29 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

Using the Syphon #Matrix client for #iOS.

It is still very early in its life, so it should improve over time.

There's a few things that need to improve:
* It is designed for iPhones, so it looks awkward on an iPad.
* After I set it up and logged in, there was an update. After the update, I had to set it up again. It didn't retain my login session or information.
* It doesn't pick your homeserver as the place to log into when you enter the normal "username:homeserver.tld" syntax. You have to click the magnifying glass icon and enter your (homeserver.tld).

These things can be fixed, and some likely will be fixed, as development continues.

In conversation about 3 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 30-Jan-2021 21:34:32 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- GeniusMusing
@geniusmusing Yeah. :-(

I think the #blockwars folks may have indirectly caused this. There are people who file complaints against client apps that don’t build in blocklists against specific servers whose moderation policies they dislike.

I think that #Matrix / #Element competes with one or more Google-owned chat-type services. Since they gatekeep the overwhelming majority of Android users’ software installation, a good antitrust lawyer would be helpful. I’ll bet that faxing a bunch of documents to #USDOJ and various states would suddenly cause Google to decide that Element doesn’t violate their policies anyway.

(Someone said it was “Boomers at Google that don’t understand federation”, but first of all, I’m certain that most GOOG employees are far younger than you and I, and secondly, I’m sure someone at Google understands federation, though they obviously dislike not being in control. Google Talk was federated with #XMPP, while Google Plus was basically #Diaspora with federation stripped out.)

In conversation about 3 months ago from Shoyu permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Dec-2020 17:08:11 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰
@clacke Just text on #Matrix, but I do occasionally do #Mumble sessions.

In conversation about 4 months ago from mustard permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 28-Dec-2020 18:01:17 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

https://matrix.org/blog/2020/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-special-2020/ [matrix org]

The #Matrix team has been busy.
In conversation about 4 months ago from mustard permalink
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1. The Matrix Holiday Special 2020 | Matrix.org
  
  from @matrixdotorg
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 23-Nov-2020 19:02:51 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

Operate a #Synapse #Matrix server? It's time to #upgrade! https://matrix.org/blog/2020/11/23/synapse-disclosing-cve-2020-26890
In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
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1. Synapse: Disclosing CVE-2020-26890 | Matrix.org
  
  from @matrixdotorg
Sami Lehtinen (sl@loadaverage.org)'s status on Saturday, 21-Nov-2020 08:51:04 UTC Sami Lehtinen
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Cosmic tuning. Running #weechat-matrix #matrix #client inside #docker on #ubuntu #server within secure system perimeter, requiring using #double #ssh #jump #server with #key #authentication and so on. But I got it done, oh joy.

In conversation about 6 months ago from loadaverage.org permalink
Sami Lehtinen (sl@loadaverage.org)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Nov-2020 18:16:43 UTC Sami Lehtinen
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#Element / #Matrix It would be wonderful to have a proper #message #history and #key #management #control #features. As example ability to #purge #keys selectively or even configure #automatic #prune.

In conversation about 6 months ago from loadaverage.org permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 05:45:58 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
The #Matrix room is https://matrix.to/#/!HxmXYWxxBPQLCxRGGK:matrix.heldscal.la?via=matrix.heldscal.la (#vidya:matrix.heldscal.la)

In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Nov-2020 05:02:10 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
- :8b_d:‍:8b_i:‍:8b_e:‍:8b_l:‍:8b_a:‍:8b_n:
@dielan@shitposter.club made a video game themed #Matrix room. See: https://shitposter.club/objects/7210f939-6918-466e-83ff-b43a9d956992

In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 06-Nov-2020 18:45:30 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
With #Matrix, the #Riot.im client was replaced by #Element, which is buggy. In the process, the upstream used to produce the #miniVector client was disrupted, so that client is discontinued. #Pattle's developer also decided to discontinued it.

I'll have to look around #F-droid to see what else is available.

In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Oct-2020 03:34:22 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

#Matrix sharing their view on decentralized reputation as a spam and abuse prevention tool https://matrix.org/blog/2020/10/19/combating-abuse-in-matrix-without-backdoors

There was a similar document shared on Secure Scuttlebutt ( #SSB ) / #Manyverse a while ago. I believe I linked the document, so search my history if you wish to compare.

Frankly, I found the SSB document unworkable and error-prone, but this one sounds like it could work in some situations.
In conversation about 6 months ago from web permalink
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1. Combating abuse in Matrix - without backdoors. | Matrix.org
  
  from @matrixdotorg
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Oct-2020 18:42:27 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
Though I think they have a lot of stuff they already needed to solve. Trying to fix the #Matrix protocol itself and replace the #Synapse server with something more efficient, while porting features over from #Gitter (both the server and the client ends) is going to increase the strain on their development resources.

The recent migration from #Riot.im to #Element (on Android) is already dissatisfying, as the new client does not have all the capabilities of the old one and also introduced new bugs.

As a regular user of Matrix (who once considered hosting a homeserver), I see this mostly like Mozilla's Eudora mail client announcement several years back: "We already lack the needed resources for this project, so we're going to take on additional responsibilities".

In conversation about 7 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Oct-2020 18:10:17 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
- Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-545f-903b-d7df-060043368219

The #Matrix / #Element company is buying #Gitter from #GitLab and merging Gitter features into their Element client.

@clacke has links to the blog post and to an interview about it.
In conversation about 7 months ago from web permalink
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1. Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰
  
  from Claes Wallin 🇸🇪🇭🇰
  
  »> Element (the company founded by the Matrix core team to fund Matrix development) is acquiring Gitter from GitLab, with a combined Gitter and Element dev ...
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 05-Oct-2020 00:33:27 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

Okay look. *I* don't use #Signal ( and same for #Telegram ), because I don't want to give my telephone number to anyone except family and close friends. I have enough personal contacts that do use them so that they'd be personally useful if I didn't have that unbreakable obstacle.

But I don't object to others choosing such end-to-end encrypted messengers over messaging apps such as (for example) #Facebook_Messenger.

I personally use #Wire, #XMPP, #Matrix, and #WickrMe. (I tried #Jami, but it wasn't very usable yet; none of my contacts were willing to try #Tox or #Briar.) I've even considered getting a Google account again so I can use whatever their latest incarnation of messaging is (just because almost everyone I know has a Google account).

It does bother me that Signal and Telegram and most other messaging services are centralized and non-federated.

It seems we haven't learned from the 1990s & early 2000s when some friends had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), some had MSN Messenger, some had Yahoo Messenger, some had ICQ, and a few had various other walled garden messengers (such as Excite's messenger). If I wanted to talk with all my friends, I needed to have accounts on every possible service. I should be able to communicate with my friends from whatever service I choose to use to whatever services they choose to use and not have to create accounts on every possible service.

But that's a matter of educating our friends and family, not of dogmatically refusing to communicate with them on any service they might use.

In conversation about 7 months ago from web permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 13-Aug-2020 17:52:57 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privee/privee

This sounds like a good idea, but (1) as a #Matrix user, I don't think the protocol or the implementing software are "ready for prime time" and (2) I don't see any sign that they have given much thought to NAT, firewalls, or DNS. An organization, once it has sufficient internally technology resources, could quickly get this working, but that sized org is just as likely to buy a real server and run their own chat & IM service (or contract it out to any of the "enterprise" vendors).

I think this targets home users and really small businesses without an IT background and should probably include (and talk about) some tools and services to make that use case realistic.
In conversation about 9 months ago from mustard permalink
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1. Privee: A private messenger comes with your OWN home server.
  
  from Privee.im
  
  A decentralized, private messenger comes with your own server, to give you back the control and ownership you deserve over YOUR data.
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Jul-2020 17:41:13 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

#Riot / Riot.im, the flagship client software for #Matrix is now re-named to #Element. Updates should be appearing in various app stores.

In conversation about 10 months ago from Shoyu permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 29-Jun-2020 20:21:16 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]
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- an actual bear in a hazmat suit
@guizzy Lain's #matrix server hosts a retro room, but it isn't very active.

In conversation about 10 months ago from AndStatus permalink
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Jun-2020 13:36:17 UTC Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]

#Matrix client riot.im is being renamed. https://blog.riot.im/the-world-is-changing/
In conversation about 11 months ago from AndStatus permalink
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1. The world is changing...
  
  Hi all, It's almost four years since we launched Riot, and it's been a crazy journey - going from a relatively bare bones Matrix app through to today's all-singing, all-dancing encrypted-by-default collaboration tool used by folks ranging from Mozilla to the French Government and beyond. However, as some may know, we’ve had a few problems with the name Riot over the years. Firstly, the biggest by far has been from a certain large games company that has consistently blocked us from being able

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