3 ms·
Wait, what? Matrix is working on p2p protocols?
by jlkuester7 6y ago
Wait, what? Matrix is working on p2p protocols?
- Arathorn 6y agohttps://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix/ https://matrix.org/blog/2020/06/02/introducing-p-2-p-matrix/
- jlkuester7 6y agoOh wow! I must have missed that somehow! Very interesting! I have been a fan of Matrix for a long time and have been very excited by all of the progress made recently! Particularly, the new UI experience for E2E encrypted channels is amazing! You managed to get solid security without sacrificing usability. Thank you for your dedication to Matrix and its community!
- Multicomp 6y agothis is why i resist new chat apps....signal is tiding me over until p2p capable, e2e by default matrix is ready to go on desktop, android and ios...then i will be ready to use, donate, buy vector hosting, and evangelize oodles.
- jlkuester7 6y agoThat seems fair. Though, personally, as long as it can federate, I am less concerned about p2p. Some very nice features are a lot harder (impossible?) to make work in a pure p2p setup whereas federation seems to give you the best of both worlds. (AKA the benefits of an always-available server without the vender lock.) That is actually the big thing I don't like about Signal. If Open Wisper Systems decides tomorrow to turn off their server, everyones' Signal client are broke...
- Ericson2314 6y agoI think it's basically hit all of those but p2p?
- Multicomp 6y agoCorrect AFAIK. I was speaking more broadly about it to explain my effusive plans
- Arathorn 6y agothanks :) There's still a way to go on E2EE UX and sadly, but we're working on it.
- amelius 6y agoCouldn't the entire P2P part be abstracted away from it, so a chat client could work with any P2P technology in principle?