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Using an official build of element makes it feel less open, unless the builds are reproducible. Are they? To me it looks like they come with proprietary stuff:
by benatkin 4y ago
Using an official build of element makes it feel less open, unless the builds are reproducible. Are they?
To me it looks like they come with proprietary stuff: https://element.io/pricing https://element.io/pricing
Especially Group Sync seems like something to drive you into their paid offerings, I assume by keeping the code close to the vest.
- mcronce 4y agohttps://hub.docker.com/r/vectorim/element-web https://hub.docker.com/r/vectorim/element-web
- progval 4y agoHow did you install Gitlab without an official build (such as the official docker images and Debian packages from their own APT repo)?
- benatkin 4y agohttps://hub.docker.com/r/gitlab/gitlab-ce https://hub.docker.com/r/gitlab/gitlab-ce > The Dockerfile used for building public images is in Omnibus Repository
- lannisterstark 4y agoMan at this point you're just looking for excuses. You can host bridges yourself too https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/ https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/
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- viccuad 4y agoThis seems like goalpost moving. You yourself say in a different comment that you are currently assessing Element: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34779070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34779070. Either you have a formed opinion Matrix, or you don't. Which one is it? You keep saying Element instead of Matrix, and obviating the whole Matrix ecosystem. Matrix protocol has several server implementations, and many more things around: https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now T