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Does anyone have any suggestions for the following? * Simple for family members to download and use? * Opensource (server & client) * Available on Linux, Win

Does anyone have any suggestions for the following? * Simple for family members to download and use? * Opensource (server & client) * Available on Linux, Windows, iOS and Android Riot/matrix seems like a great match, but I worry that family members will be unable to use it easily.

y0ghur7_xxx 9y ago
> * Simple for family members to download and use? psi https://psi-im.org/ https://psi-im.org/ > * Opensource (server & client) Can install your own prosody instance or use one of the many free xmpp servers avalable. > * Available on Linux, Windows, iOS and Android I don't know about iOS, but on Android Conversations is excellent: https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/ https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/ and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conve...
- stockground 9y ago
  This looks like it might solve my problem. Thank you for the suggestion, I'll be looking into this!
mxuribe 9y ago
You can try what i did...put it to a test! 1. Set up private test room on riot.im/matrix.org server. 2. Have family members download mobile riot.im app/client. 3. Have them play around with the system - specifically within the private room that you set up - and see what they like/dislike. 4. If they like it, and you aren't too worried about privacy, keep using that private room on the riot.im/matrix.org server. 5. Alternatively, for maximum privacy, set up your own matrix instance - using the reference synapse server - on a private VPS that you control, etc. Because of federation (for the win!), you can always later connect with other servers/rooms (that are not on your server, think like email federation). Honestly, the UI on riot.im is so very intuitive, and has a very low learning curve; quite newbie-friendly (in my opinion). Good luck!

y0ghur7_xxx 9y ago

> * Simple for family members to download and use? psi https://psi-im.org/ https://psi-im.org/ > * Opensource (server & client) Can install your own prosody instance or use one of the many free xmpp servers avalable. > * Available on Linux, Windows, iOS and Android I don't know about iOS, but on Android Conversations is excellent: https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/ https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.siacs.conversations/ and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conve...

stockground 9y ago
This looks like it might solve my problem. Thank you for the suggestion, I'll be looking into this!

mxuribe 9y ago

You can try what i did...put it to a test! 1. Set up private test room on riot.im/matrix.org server. 2. Have family members download mobile riot.im app/client. 3. Have them play around with the system - specifically within the private room that you set up - and see what they like/dislike. 4. If they like it, and you aren't too worried about privacy, keep using that private room on the riot.im/matrix.org server. 5. Alternatively, for maximum privacy, set up your own matrix instance - using the reference synapse server - on a private VPS that you control, etc. Because of federation (for the win!), you can always later connect with other servers/rooms (that are not on your server, think like email federation). Honestly, the UI on riot.im is so very intuitive, and has a very low learning curve; quite newbie-friendly (in my opinion). Good luck!