Matrix

• a [[tool]].
  • [[federated]] [[chat]] [[network]].
    • successor to [[xmpp]] — or that is the pitch.
      • reasonable web and android versions; supports voice messages well, video calls in the works.
  • [[element]] is my default client.
    • #go https://app.element.io
    • I’m on [[matrix]]: @flancian@matrix.org
      • (see [[flancian]] for my identities in other platforms)
      • there are [[agora]] [[rooms]] in matrix, each room implicitly a space for collaboration and cooperation — or a [[stoa]]:
        • [[flancia collective]]
      • [[agora discuss]]
      • [[agora development]]
      • [[fedstoa]]
      • [[wikilinks everywhere]]
      • [[promnesia]]
    • [[list of matrix servers]]

• federated chat platform

• used by [[flancia collective]] and [[hypha coop]]

  #matrix

Matrix

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Matrix is a federating database, kind of? It’s generally less useful to define it by its actual technical spec than by saying it’s the underpinning for "matrix chat", i.e. this thing which is now being officially called "Element". If you think of it like "Discord but open source, end-to-end encrypted by default, and self-hostable" you’re not far off.

If you’re curious and want to pay someone instead of spending your own time to admin it, check out Beeper which handles not only running the underlying Matrix instance, but also a bunch of bridges that let you talk to closed-source corporate messengers, e.g. WhatsApp, iMessage, etc. etc.

The Matrix protocol powers an open network for secure, decentralized communication.

From the Matrix.org home page:

Matrix is an open source project that publishes the Matrix open standard for secure, decentralised, real-time communication, and its Apache licensed reference implementations.

Maintained by the non-profit Matrix.org Foundation, we aim to create an open platform which is as independent, vibrant and evolving as the Web itself… but for communication.

As of June 2019, Matrix is out of beta, and the protocol is fully suitable for production usage.

Matrix is great for real-time communications, including voice and video. It features end-to-end encryption (based on the algorithm popularized by Signal), and does a lot of bridging.

The bridging aspect might be something to look at for Moa, including using Matrix as the bridge into specific systems.

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• [[2022-02-27 22:16:05]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • trying out [[writing to the agora]] from [[matrix]]
• [[2022-03-01 10:43:53]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • how are we feeling about [[matrix]] as a platform/protocol? does anyone have any concerns about it?
• [[2022-03-12 17:07:32]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • the mechanism to start new threads is failing — so it just replies with a link for now. it might be that [[matrix]] changed 1. how it does threading, event-relationship-wise or 2. how it fails with maybe-broken threading code :)
• [[2022-03-14 16:07:09]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • there’s also [[cactus comments]] for pretty much this but using [[matrix]]
• [[2022-03-20 11:24:48]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • 1. what’s the service we’re using for bridging [[matrix]] and [[discord]] again?
• [[2022-03-20 11:25:34]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • [[matterbridge]] seems like a fair bet for bridging [[matrix]] <-> [[telegram]] in any case, but if we can use the same service that seems efficient :)
• [[2022-03-20 12:13:39]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • 1. Lots of people are already there, and some people seem to find signing up for [[matrix]] challenging/complex
• [[2022-03-20 16:42:06]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • alternatives: a chat protocol, like [[matrix]].
• [[2022-04-16 22:22:02]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • we are in [[matrix]].
• [[2022-04-27 23:31:03]] [[@vera:fairydust.space]] (link):
  • https://minestrix.henri2h.fr/ [[minestrix]] [[social networkl]] based on [[matrix]]
• [[2022-05-11 23:18:05]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • nice that you join us from [[discord]]! we’re in [[matrix]] but the interop works quite well, thank you for setting it up moonlion.eth (vera) 🍄
• [[2022-11-14 00:38:54]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • I am partial to my own wiki-like system, the [[agora]], which also has the advantage of being updatable from [[matrix]] and [[mastodon]] ;)
• [[2023-09-27 21:28:17]] [[@flancian:matrix.org]] (link):
  • I’ll also look into embedding [[matrix]] as a stoa

• [[2022-03-20 13:10:13]] [[@charismatic_shell:matrix.org]] (link):
  • Something I noticed about [[bridge]]s is that different messaging software has different ideas. For example, [[IRC]] has single-line messages. When bridging with [[Telegram]], multi-line messages are sent as several messages. Also, images. Telegram has captions, [[Matrix]] does not. &c. Problems arise. But connecting different places sure is great

• [[2022-11-19 17:57:04+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] https://social.coop/@flancian/109371760608973134:
  • Sorry for being behind on inboxes; I’m looking forward to catching up tonight! I plan to do it tonight after finishing eight pomodoros.If you need me for anything ever, please DM me on [[matrix]]!
• [[2022-11-20 15:27:29+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] https://social.coop/@flancian/109376834730275337:
  • If you want to join the #Fediverse and need a hand, please let me know! :DAnd as usual, please reach out over [[matrix]] (@flancian:http://matrix.org) if you need to get a hold of me more quickly.Thank you!
• [[2022-11-28 20:47:22+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] https://social.coop/@flancian/109423391036434472:
  • @jotaemei @dphiffer @edsu @SocialCoop @protean yes, [[matrix]] is where coordination is currently atSee [[twg]] for links and times, it’s weekly with no pressure or FOMO ;)@agora
• [[2024-01-02 20:03:47+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] (link):
  • @zip definitely, and [[good enough]] is good enough :)[[matrix]] -> [[open discord]] @agora

• [[2022-12-22 21:43:09+00:00]] @[[flancian@social.coop]] https://social.coop/@flancian/109559505837251017:
  • If you are reading this on Twitter, please be mindful that I’m not longer that often on Twitter; I went Fediverse-first last week, which means that I will take longer to interact with you there.If you don’t want to/can’t join [[Mastodon]] or [[Pleroma]] (or [[Pixelfed]], etc.), please consider reaching out on [[Matrix]] or some other chat platform. I’m @flancian on Telegram. Thank you!

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  • @WardCunningham @csageland @BillSeitz @bmann @jessmartin @RobertHaisfield @balOShere @JoelChan86 @TiddlyWiki @an_agora @socialroots_io @Bortseb @kvistgaard about potential of a lingua franca @mathewlowry is thinking [[activitypub]]

Public [[knowledge feeds]] should probably be available over all federated protocols, IMHO text with links as the bootstrap lingua franca. @an_agora already has some [[matrix]] support.- [[2022-11-19 18:13:19+00:00]] @[[flancian]]: https://twitter.com/flancian/status/1594031078716710912 pull

Sorry for being behind on inboxes; I’m looking forward to catching up tonight! I plan to do it tonight after finishing eight pomodoros.

If you need me for anything ever, please DM me on [[matrix]]!