![]() ![]() Where can I send them when all they want and need is a matrix address ? Where can they pay a small fee to keep their matrix address longterm without going through the hassle of maintaining/renting a server ? But we don't see a rush of new users on Matrix. I am not looking to forward this to people asking me "hey, how do I get on matrix ?" "here, set up or buy your own server". Also, the mail federation analogy falls short here because nothing prevents mail from circulating between and while matrix has it in its design to whitelist some federated servers. Now it requires too much resources, especially when it's federated. Two years ago I could run my own matrix instance on a small VPS. If this chat history doesn't matter BUT you have to find a way to export your contacts then I don't see why it's better than Signal for regular joes. And no, you can't jump as easily from one to because you lose your message history and attachments (that's where the often cited mail analogy fails us: with email you can take your email with you when switching). To avoid the GMail effect that got everyone a free email but trapped them in the end. Most posts I am seeing on HN these days stating registering a matrix account was easy did it on. ![]() is the only place where I'd feel safe sending relatives if they want to onboard because it's the only place I know the matrix guys are going to keep running. You can't send off people to random server without telling them it might shut down because no one knows the owner or when he's going to stop paying for his experience. is the biggest one, but it is circunstancial. It certainly seems to make sense if liberty is one's priority. Might I add, as a complete Matrix newcomer, the description of its decentralised model in that article reminds me a bit of IRC in the 90s - except with solid encryption. > you end up thoroughly putting all your eggs in one basket, trusting past, present & future Signal to retain its values, stay up and somehow dodge compromise & censorship… despite probably being the single highest value attack target on the ‘net.ĭefinitely something to think deeply about. This is hard, but not impossible: we’ve spent loads of time and money on Matrix’s governance model and spec process to get it right.įor me it seems to largely come down to a juxtaposition between the above risk (owed to Matrix) and the below risk (owed to Signal). It’s also true that decentralised systems are harder to evolve than centralised ones - you can’t just push out a given feature with a single app update, but you have to agree and publish a public spec, support incremental migration, and build governance processes and community dynamics which encourage everyone to implement and upgrade. ![]()
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