Okay, this one might not go so well with people but this is a draft I've been sitting on since May.
Here is my opinions about the current going alternatives to Discord, especially #Matrix and #XMPP. We need to talk about this rather now than soon.
blog.hellbeast.eu.org/There's%…
blog.hellbeast.eu.orgThe opinion meters are through the roof
This blog is pretty opinionated but this one tops it all.
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New on // foss.events: The #Matrix #Conference by The Matrix.org Foundation on 19-22 September 2024 in Mitosis LAB in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/09-19-the-mat…
Call for participation is running until 26.06.2024
#TheMatrixConference #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe
Reasons why Matrix can be better for diversity than closed platforms:
* Wide variety of implementations
* Public accountability
* Low cost
Our openness makes us stronger!
The CfP deadline for both the #Matrix conference and the Matrix dev room at FrOSCon is pretty soon. Please submit your talks now! Don't think about what to say yet, just yolo it! We don't have much time!
cfp.matrix.org/matrixconf2024/…matrix.to/#/%23FrOSCon%3Afikse…
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I have indie developed a Matrix iOS client called Nil.
It not only comes with basic features like encryption, rich notifications. But also with:
🐈⬛ Tenor GIF
✨ RSS
🗂️ Message room folders
☕️ Customizable reaction emojis
⌚️Upcoming WatchOS, MacOS, VisionOS app
App Store: apps.apple.com/app/nil-for-mat…
#Matrix
#iOS
#MatrixOrg
#MatrixChat
#Element
Nil not only supports basic Matrix features (like encryption), but also comes with online GIF picker, Memoji sticker picker, message folders, RSS readers, local AI chats, customizable reaction emojis, customizable notification sounds, multiple accou…App Store
Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Habe mich oft gefragt, warum etwa Terroristen „feige“ genannt werden. Nun weiß ich: Weil Feigheit vor der Wahrheit zum feindseligen Dualismus führt! #Feigheit #Dualismus #Cypher #Matrix scilogs.spektrum.de/natur-des-…
Dr. Michael Blume deutet den Film Matrix als biblisch angereicherte Gnosis und den Schurken Cypher als Personifizierung der Feigheit.Michael Blume (Natur des Glaubens)
The conversation with @josh and @matthew about @matrix on @FLOSS_Weekly was fascinating and for once I would have enjoyed more than an hour. Matthew's frustration with trying to explain to legislators why #ChatControl and #OnlineSafetyBill are so misguided was especially striking - I do hope @EUCommission listen.
hackaday.com/2024/06/19/floss-…
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Matrix
This week Jonathan Bennett and Simon Phipps chat with Matthew Hodgson and Josh Simmons about Matrix, the open source decentralized communications platform. How is Matrix a Git for Communications? A…Hackaday
Hey, look! Our Flathub build is out now as well! flathub.org/apps/im.nheko.Nhek…
Now I just need to adapt the old app to eol-rebase to the new one...
How long does it take to forget, that you are supposed to post to the fediverse, when you did a release? Well, about a year I guess. Anyway, #Nheko 0.12.0 is out now! Took us a while (and there seem to be 800 commits in that release?!?), but our Qt6 port is finally out and with it exciting features like automatically deleting messages, ignoring users, intentional mentions and much, much more. Tbh, I forgot half the things we added and am always surprised that wasn't in 0.11.3 yet!
Anyway, grab the latest version of this #Matrix client here: github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/…
Or don't, I can't tell you what to do! But if you read so far, it surely is worth giving it a try, right? :D
Notes The packages for windows are split into an appinstaller file with autoupdates and an msix, which can be installed directly and won't check for updates. The appimage is currently disabled unti...GitHub
Here's my WIP #Matrix-#Revolt bridge that I've been working on for the past month:
codeberg.org/austinhuang/matri…
Still needs some polishing (permission checks and error handling, plus documentation). After that I'll set it up in prod create a room for public general testing.
...and it's now in testing! Try out the #Matrix-#Revolt bridge today:
Matrix: matrix.to/#/%23matrix-appservi…
Revolt: rvlt.gg/n28bHqeY
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Think more people should know about the Matrix Ham Radio community!
Mike, M0AWS who runs the #matrix space has a nice info dump at: m0aws.co.uk/matrix/
There are rooms for #hf, #vhf, #uhf, #qo100, #satellites and #meshtastic amongst a bunch of others.
The votes have been counted! Introducing the first elected Governing Board of the Matrix.org Foundation 🎉
Thanks to everyone who ran and everyone who voted, and congratulations to those who have been elected!
This is a huge milestone for Matrix, and now we can tackle the challenges we face with greater community involvement: matrix.org/blog/2024/06/electi…
#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS #OpenGovernance
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
Last call for votes in our Governing Board elections! 🗳
A lot of people worked hard to advocate for and implement more open governance for the Matrix ecosystem – don't let your ballot go unused.
Results will be announced on Monday! matrix.org/governing-board/ele…
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #OpenGovernance
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsmatrix.org
Just a few days until the voting period closes in our Governing Board elections!
We're at or near 100% voter turnout in many categories, but Individual Member turnout is much lower. Check your inbox for an email from noreply@opavote.com and cast your ballot today 🗳 matrix.org/governing-board/ele…
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #OpenGovernance
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsmatrix.org
OOOOOOIIIIII!
If you donated to #matrix regularly and over a certain sum, you are eligible to vote in the current foundation board election!
You should have gotten an email from opavote with a link. Make sure you use your chance to vote, if you want to! You may need to check whatever email was connected to your donations.
You can find more information about the election here: matrix.org/governing-board/ele…
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsmatrix.org
If this lands on your feed, tell me about different features that are just missing in Matrix.
It can be anything, but please don't include memes like "unable to decrypt message" or other things that are already in the works, or maybe has already been merged (e.g media captions). Also, no, I won't "just use XMPP".
Some examples include better forwarded messages, rich profiles, or a live location sharing, just to name a few.
(I am writing something about this, boosts appreciated!)
Voting has started for the Governing Board elections and runs till May 31 – but don't delay, vote today! 🗳
All eligible voters should have received an email from the election system. Results will be published on our blog on June 3rd.
matrix.org/blog/2024/05/voting…
#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS #OpenStandards #OpenGovernance
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
GOSIM 2024 Europe Will Be Held in the Netherlands on May 6th: Embrace the Global Open Source Wave and Build a New Era of AI Here comes the GOSIM 2024 Europe!
medium.com/@gosimfoundation/th…
For more information please visit: europe2024.gosim.org
Scan or register here:
eventbrite.com/e/gosim-2024-co…
#rust #rustlang #rustnl #opensource #gui #mobile #app #ai #fediverse #matrix #gosim
May 6th, 2024, GOSIM 2024 Europe hosted by the organization of Global Open-Source Innovation Meetup (GOSIM) will be officially held in Delft, Netherlands, Europe. This grand event has provided a…GOSIM Foundation (Medium)
Introducing the nominees for our first ever Governing Board elections 🎉 We are grateful to everyone who has raised their hands, and are positively overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and vision expressed by our nominees: matrix.org/governing-board/ele…
Get to know the candidates, and get ready: voting begins on May 18th.
#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS #Governance
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsmatrix.org
Quick reminder that @element built a metaverse that works better than anything Facebook has shown, for a fraction of the investment, and built entirely on free and open source technology including @matrix : thirdroom.io/
"Xfce is moving from IRC to Matrix"
An announcement from Xfce developer Alexander Schwinn(alexxcons):
### Impact A remote Matrix user with malicious intent, sharing a room with Synapse instances before 1.105.1, can dispatch specially crafted events to exploit a weakness in how the auth chain cov...GitHub
➡️ 
It's a Big Freaking Deal when we can move any #UnitedNations organization away from #Microsoft.
The system-wide IT shop UNICC has announced its move to #Matrix:
techradar.com/pro/the-united-n…
UNICC has chosen Element to secure its communicationsChiara Castro (TechRadar pro)
UNICC has chosen Element to secure its communicationsChiara Castro (TechRadar pro)
We're very happy to use a free and open source, decentralized tool for chat - @matrix has been a great resource! Fedora contributors can easily connect with each other or outside communities with a single account.
All users who make a Fedora Account are able generate a related Matrix account from fedora.im.
Learn more about Matrix and how Fedora uses it! fedoramagazine.org/fedora-chat…
#Matrix #Element #Fedora #OpenSource
What is Matrix and how to get connected to the Fedora Community via Fedora Chat, the Fedora Project homeservers.David Cantrell (Fedora Project)
#Followerpower ist gefragt. Nachdem großen Update der Messenger-Matrix habe ich noch den Line-Messenger ergänzt. Ich bitte alle #Follower mal einen prüfenden Blick auf die Matrix zu werfen - insbesondere auf jene Messenger, die ihr selbst benutzt. Sollten Angaben nicht stimmen bzw. überarbeitet werden, so meldet das bitte. Entweder hier oder über die Projektseite.
messenger-matrix.de/messenger-…
#messenger #element #matrix #signal #simplex #telegram #line
#threema #viber #whatsapp #wire
Gegenüberstellung sicherheits- und datenschutzrelevanter Eigenschaften von Messengernwww.messenger-matrix.de
Now is a good time to become a Matrix Foundation member, because it will allow you to vote for members of the new Governing Board, who will support and guide Matrix.
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/electi…
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
Wir suchen EntwicklerInnen, die Lust auf #matrix und #Kotlin / #KotlinMultiplatform haben. Wir entwickeln den timmy-messenger.de und möchten Menschen finden, die gut in unser kleines Team passen und Spaß an agiler Produktentwicklung ohne Hierarchien haben. Viel von dem, was wir entwickeln ist #opensource. Mehr dazu hier: germantechjobs.de/de/jobs/conn…
Würde mich freuen, wenn das gut geteilt wird 🙂
Der vollintegrierbare TI-Messenger von connect2x.timmy-messenger.de
So I'm just a few days into running my #Matrix server, and I have to say that doing any kind of public server that requires moderation seems like a very half-baked proposition right now.
Using any kind of bot for moderation—the only real option because bans do not propagate to all rooms in a "space,"—requires an encryption hall pass proxy that hasn't seen a commit in almost a year, despite several bugs. That's to say nothing of the awful state of documentation.
I'm soldiering on, but this is some classic open source nonsense. "Leave the easy proprietary platforms and just host your own thing! Here's no help at all, also this and that don't work. RTFM! Except the TFM isn't finished."
E2EE aware proxy daemon for matrix clients. Contribute to matrix-org/pantalaimon development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Thanks for replying. As far as using tax payer funds to support #Matrix, I know that there would be massive resistance to this idea in the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 (using taxes to fund anything long term is always controversial, regardless of the reason).
I do believe managed hosting would be a better option to support your foundation, which is a path that #WordPress, #WriteFreely & #Minds are using.
"You have to understand, we’re responsible for taxpayer money here. We can’t just make a donation to your open source project."
— a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially
Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Open source infrastructure *must* be a publicly funded service, and funders need to support maintenance – not just new feature development 📣
This is on our minds this week in the wake of the #xz news, and as we continue to seek funding to support #Matrix.
Read the latest from project lead, @matthew: matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#OpenSource #FOSS #OpenStandards
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Tomorrow's the official start of #30DayFOSSChallenge! We've got a few people chatting in the #matrix already: matrix.to/#/#30DayFOSSChalleng…
Feel free to join us. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look here: nullarch.com/30DayFOSSChalleng…
#foss #floss #opensource #freeculture #degoogle #indieweb
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