♲ @kde@mastodon.technology: The KDE community is adding Matrix to its instant messaging communication infrastructure. Join our server, get a cool KDE handle and become part of the KDE conversation.
Matrix provides graphical instant messaging for desktop and mobile (with all its goodies: gifs, emojis, etc.), bridging for IRC channels, point to point encryption, file sharing, and more stuff that will help improve KDE's communications.
♲ @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org: Hey hey, ever wonder what we'll be working on next? We published a roadmap for backend development - there's even a video matrix.org/blog/2019/02/15/pub…
♲ @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org: RT @RiotChat@twitter.com: THIS IS IT!! Riot/Web is OUT OF BETA!!! Brand new design, new login, new settings, new room list, encryption key backup & emoji-powered device verification 🍌🐧🔑🤖🙂🚂🙂 check it out now at riot.im/app and read all the glorious details at medium.com/@RiotChat/the-big-1…
♲ @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org: RT @RiotChat@twitter.com: We just cut the first release candidate for Riot 1.0 😄 🎉 Intrepid testers are welcome to give it a go at riot.im/staging and help us test! 7pm Friday RCs ftw...
♲ @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org: We're back from #FOSDEM & our slides and videos are up already(!) at matrix.org/blog/2019/02/04/mat…. Find all about the long-awaited stable release of the Server/Server API; the Matrix 1.0 timeline; the E2E encryption endgame; ultra-low-bandwidth Matrix; Riot Redesign & so much more :D
♲ @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org: #FOSDEM starts tomorrow in Brussels! Come hear all about Matrix 1.0 and the French Matrix Deployment at Janson, 2pm Sat (fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event…) and crazy low bandwidth Matrix transports at 10:40 Sun (fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event…) in the RTC Dev Room (H.1309). See you there!!
Nowadays, I work full-time on https://matrix.org/, which you could say is a competitor to XMPP. However, I think that both projects would benefit from co-operation, and I think that a little friendly competition is helpful. At the end of the day though, I'm hoping that an open, decentralized, secure communications protocol will become commonplace, whether it be XMPP or Matrix, rather than having the majority of people on multiple proprietary walled gardens. However, with XMPP and Matrix both having features for interoperability with other networks (throughtransports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP#Connecting_to_other_protocolsin XMPP, and throughApplication Services https://matrix.org/docs/guides/application_services.htmlin Matrix), I think that it's likely that we'll end up with XMPP and Matrix co-existing in afederation https://matrix.org/docs/guides/faq#what-does-federated-mean%3F.
So congratulations to the XMPP community on the past 20 years, and I hope that the XMPP and Matrix communities can work together to make our shared dream a reality.
The 2018 Matrix Holiday Special is here - a wrap-up of all the stuff the core Matrix team got up to this year, and a bit of speculation about what 2019 could bring. Thanks to all for using and supporting Matrix - happy holidays!! 🎄🎅🎉 https://matrix.org/blog/2018/12/25/the-2018-matrix-holiday-special/