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Disclaimer: I work on the project. Matrix started out with its early DNA in focusing on the problem of how to create a decentralised e2ee multi-client messenger. Getting that right…

When Element X first launched, the goal was for it to cover the personal messenger use case. This worked just fine for some people, but for many, feature parity with the old apps a…

The complexity associated with Matrix comes from wanting to build a multivendor ecosystem around an open standard, the decentralisation (and federation) to avoid building islands a…

You can learn more about Element X migration plans from last weekend's Matrix conference here https://youtu.be/_cahXxr8d-4?si=0b9qyjiEYVpMczDy&t=442

Matrix Con 2024 had a public sector track where various organisations such as NATO, the French Government and the German Healthcare industry outlined the problems they are solving …

The Matrix Foundation's goals and structure are described here ( https://matrix.org/foundation/about/ ) Element is a for-profit company, originally set up to hire the Matrix Core t…

The intention is very much to offer greater financial transparency, in fact doing so is a prerequisite for multiple funding sources. The Matrix Foundation Governing Board now has a…

Not related to the Matrix protocol. https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/unrelated-cybercriminal-netw...

No, it is an unfortunate naming collision and has nothing to do with the Matrix protocol. https://matrix.org/blog/2024/12/unrelated-cybercriminal-netw...

Signal and WhatsApp only address the personal messaging usecase, whereas the letter is also talking about wider chat services like Teams. More to the point, even with e2ee, there i…

The OP is calling out the need for any large org that depends on a FOSS project to contribute to its maintenance. Currently we don’t have good mechanisms to make this happen. The p…

I found this post to be interesting discussion on how a not profit organisation could practically operate to support FOSS maintenance. It still has risks surrounding infiltration b…

Synapse has come a long way in the past few years both in terms of reliability and resource usage. The following give some details: * https://matrix.org/blog/2020/11/03/how-we-fixe…

Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to…

Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to…

Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to…

Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to…

Element.io / Matrix.org | REMOTE (EU timezones preferred, though not required)| Full-time Matrix is an open standard for decentralized secure communications. Matrix’s mission is to…

Matrix backs the IM needs of the entire French government [1] and more recently signed the largest single instant messaging deal ever to help German schools manage remote education…