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isn't what https://about.riot.im/ https://about.riot.im/ is?

• omnimus 7y ago
  no
  • OrgNet 7y ago
    why not?
  • deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
• mxuribe 7y ago
  Riot is a chat client/app - not a social media client/app in the strict sense. It is one of many clients/apps that uses the matrix protocol. I guess the nearest analogous clients/apps to Riot would be WhatsApp and good ol' IRC. In WhatsApp you might have groups, whereas IRC has rooms...and Riot leverages the "different rooms" concept for different chats. I would say Riot is a bit closer conceptually to IRC than WhatsApp...Because...Riot - and every other client/app that leverags the matrix protocol - is designed to be decentralized, or at least federated...so much in the same vein as good ol' email. I hope this nickel tour helps. ;-)
  • OrgNet 7y ago
    thanks, but what is the matrix protocol missing again? groups vs rooms vs profile vs private chat... aren't they all the same if you set proper security?
    • mxuribe 7y ago
      Sorry, I'm not sure what you're asking...? My comments were merely trying to clarify your question about the Riot client/app.
• MayeulC 7y ago
  Matrix is a distributed (federated) protocol, I also run my own server. However, I have not yet advertised it to my family, because that would mean having to maintain a high uptime. To alleviate this, decentralised user accounts would be needed, which [1] is about. [1]: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/915 https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/915