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> IMHO it's good enough Im a huge fan of matrix and use it daily. Just to make that clear upfront. If you read HN you should use it. I don't think it's ready
by lawl 4y ago
> IMHO it's good enough
Im a huge fan of matrix and use it daily. Just to make that clear upfront. If you read HN you should use it.
I don't think it's ready for non-technical people. The federation part still causes issues. Occassionally messages get stuck etc. I would not feel comfortable telling my mom to download element to text me.
- geranim0 4y agoFWIW my I made my grandma download element to text me and she's using it without problem
- CJefferson 4y agoI can believe that, my problems have always arisen when people want to transfer to another device, or access from two devices at the same time. I know such things are possible (it works for me) but many people get themselves in a horrible mess.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoUsing it from 12 devices now. But yes the client validation and key exchange is something non technical users don't grok :( Even though they've clearly spent a lot of time making it as easy as possible.
- raybb 4y agoFor someone who is technical but not interested in self hosting so you still recommend it? Do you recommend starting with trying to get bridges setup or what's the best first step?
- lawl 4y agoDownload element.io, make an account somewhere. Matrix.org has a bridge for e.g. libera IRC, so you can use it like an IRC client with a free bouncer too for example. Also since the protocol is http, a friend of mine lets his servers send him notifications about cronjobs by just curling an endpoint. Lots of things you can do with it.
- easrng 4y agoYou don't need to use matrix.org to use the Libera bridge. You just connect to #channelname:libera.chat like any other matrix room.