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IMHO the problem with Matrix is federation. I think adoption would be far better if there was just a single, open source, global, decentralized Matrix network.
by ahnick 6y ago
IMHO the problem with Matrix is federation. I think adoption would be far better if there was just a single, open source, global, decentralized Matrix network. Users don't want to have to run their own servers and have to figure out which network of servers to join. If a user downloads a client app to their phone they expect to be able to then connect to THE network.
As long as the code is open source, then there is always an out to create a new network, but why do that before it is actually necessary? (Basically federation is just a form of premature optimization) Communication networks should be like git repos. We should all be working in the same repo, but if sh*t hits the fan, then fork it and carry on with business.
- Arathorn 6y agoSounds like you might be interested in https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix then.
- cblconfederate 6y agoAnother one is to make it easy to integrate with existing communities. Communities that currently use slack channels, discord channels etc as chat solutions for their websites could switch to use matrix homeservers authenticating with their own user base. It would create a positive feedback loop for adoption, i 'd definitely use it.