Matrix Live

In the last episode Matthew told you about Element X, based on the Rust SDK. But what is the Rust SDK in the first place, and who can use it? Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Hello00:45 What is the rust SDK?02:13 Does it make sense to have yet another SDK?04:02 Do you have examples of projects using the SDK?04:59 Can servers use it too?05:48 What is Ruma? How is it related to the rust SDK?07:39 As a developer, do I need to care about Ruma?08:56 Where should I go to get started?09:51 Is there a fun example project to quickly understand it in practice?11:09 Final thoughts?

 

🌐 weechat plugin Rust rewrite: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix-rs🌐 matrix-rust-sdk git-main docs: https://matrix-org.github.io/matrix-rust-sdk/matrix_sdk/index.html🌐 matrix-rust-sdk examples: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/tree/main/crates/matrix-sdk/examples🌐 Projects using Ruma: https://www.ruma.io/projects/🌐 Synapse Admin API bindings: https://github.com/ruma/synapse-admin-api/[m] https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-rust-sdk:matrix.org

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In which Matthew monologues for 30 minutes about the Matrix stuff he's been thinking about this week.

An episode to discuss analytics and privacy. Details to join the chat, and menu du jour below ⏬

pnu from Exodus Privacy will tell us everything we need to know about how apps can track their users, what they do to raise awareness about it, and how you can get a better view of what your apps know about you.

Gael from /e/ will tell us everything about their de-googled devices and services, and how they make it easy for privacy mindful people to reclaim their digital dignity.

Nad from Element will give us the perspective of designers and product managers and how they use analytics. He will tell us how Element does its best to use analytics in a privacy respectful way.

💬 Join the chat: https://matrix.to/#/#otwsu:matrix.org

After several guests telling me the Matrix protocol is really flexible, I wanted to explore how to add features to the Matrix Spec with Andrew, a Spec Core Team member. Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Hello!00:44 What are the different entities involved in the Matrix protocol?02:43 Do all entities talk to all others in the Matrix?04:13 What is an event? Can I see one?06:39 What are the most important technical fields in an event?10:03 Matrix allows events that are not in the spec11:40 What are state events?14:20 If I want to create a product on top of Matrix, can I use custom state events?16:15 What should I do if I want to add features to the actual spec?30:05 Anybody can review spec changes proposals?31:39 Most Spec Core Team members work for Element. Isn't that dangerous?36:44 Final thoughts on the spec? Recommendations for newcomers?37:45 Do you have a personal wishlist for the Matrix Spec?

Matrix Specification[m] https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-spec:matrix.org[m] https://matrix.to/#/#sct-office:matrix.org🌐 https://spec.matrix.org🌐 https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pulls

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This week my guest is Adam who created the minimalistic Android client your family wants… by accident. And Adam has more ideas for the future. Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Hello00:15 How does somebody develop something by accident?00:29 What is SmallTalk?01:00 Banquet vs BBQ you say?01:40 Can you expand on those concepts?02:30 What were you trying to do when you created SmallTalk by accident?04:43 F-Droid exists. Why not using it?06:55 Wouldn't such an App Store clutter my regular account?08:51 Who is SmallTalk for?10:16 SmallTalk Demo!10:50 Has SmallTalk reached feature parity with Element? 11:40 Are there things you want to add to SmallTalk?13:50 Is it wise to use threads to comment on photos?16:30 Is SmallTalk open source?17:08 PRs welcome?18:26 Final Thoughts?

Banquet vs Barbecue blog post✍️ https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2018/05/16/banquets-and-barbecues/

SmallTalk ⌨️ https://github.com/ouchadam/small-talk[m] https://matrix.to/#/#small-talk:iswell.cool

 

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This week Gaelle (Product Designer) and Robert (VoIP engineer) tell us everything we need to know about Element Call and how Element will benefit from it. Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Bonjour Gaelle00:28 Who are you and what does a Product Designer do at Element?01:05 What is Element Call?01:29 Where can I try it?01:49 Can I download it on my phone?02:16 Can everyone try it?02:48 How was Element Call designed? Did you come up with a mockup that teams had to implement and that's it?05:32 Were there technical limitations getting in the way of design?06:42 Element Call is released in beta as a standalone product, and is not integrated in regular Element. Why?09:05 Is it limited to 8 people on purpose?09:53 What's left to do to get out of beta?11:00 Is Element is going to get Discord-style audio rooms?12:45 Any cool thing Element Call does that you'd want to advertise?14:40 Hello Robert15:02 Tell us more about that limit of 8 people. Is it because the backend cannot handle more?16:02 What are SFUs and MCUs, and what do they have to do with Element Call?17:23 Are calls end to end encrypted?19:02 Is Element Call open source?19:22 Can I self-host it? Are there instructions to install it on my own server?20:25 MSC3401 is still a WIP: what's left to do?21:16 Are there other projects that could benefit from it?22:24 Final Thoughts?

Element Call🌐 https://call.element.io✍️ https://element.io/blog/introducing-native-matrix-voip-with-element-call/

ThirdRoom🎬️ FOSDEM talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLQauo7IMnM🗺️ Roadmap https://github.com/matrix-org/thirdroom/discussions/20[m] https://matrix.to/#/#thirdroom-dev:matrix.org

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This week our guests are Eric Migicovsky and Brad Murray, the co-founders of Beeper, the universal messenger. Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Hello00:30 What is Beeper?03:08 Demo time! What does beeper look like?09:20 What is the added value of Beeper?11:23 Are the bridges open source?16:00 Is there really a demand for unified messaging?17:34 Are you only working on the tech side of unified messaging?20:50 Are you really selling jailbroken iPhones to bridge iMessages?!22:45 Is Beeper entirely out of beta?23:39 Do you have a public roadmap?28:49 Can I add my own Matrix account to Beeper?29:37 Will you be opening new MSCs as you implement features on your roadmap?32:36 Can I bring my own domain instead of getting a beeper.com account?33:40 Final thoughts?

Beeper🌐 https://www.beeper.com🐦️ https://twitter.com/onbeeper

Eric Migicovsky[m] https://matrix.to/#/@eric:beeper.com🟦 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmigi

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My guest for this episode is the great Nathan Freitas from the Guardian Project. He's going to tell us how they help protecting journalists, human rights activists, women in Latin America, and more generally vulnerable populations using Matrix. Le menu du jour is in la description ⏬

00:00 Hello00:29 What is the Guardian Project?01:39 What does the Guardian Project do?07:59 What is the Keanu platform?18:05 Demos time!24:21 The apps are free, but developing & hosting has a cost. Who pays for it?31:13 Why using Matrix as a foundation for Keanu?35:16 Are your apps 100% compatible with Matrix?40:12 Final Thoughts

Guardian Project🌐 https://guardianproject.info🐦️ https://twitter.com/guardianproject🐘 https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject[m] https://matrix.to/#/#guardianproject:matrix.org

Keanu🌐 https://keanu.im🌐 https://letsconvene.im🌐 https://encirculo.org [m] https://matrix.to/#/#keanu:matrix.org

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A new episode of Matrix Live with the Founders! Le menu du jour is below

00:00 Hello00:25 Amandine what have you been doing lately?01:38 Why interoperability matters?03:00 Can in happen in practice?04:51 Isn't interoperability going to ruin E2EE?06:13 Why is there any pushback against interoperability if it's so good?07:15 Myth: it's impossible to have an open decentralised and secure standard at the same time07:53 Myth: it's difficult and expensive to make existing services commpatible with a standard08:35 Myth: interoperability is not compatible with E2EE08:59 Myth: it works for messaging but not for social media09:30 Myth: interop is not compatible with user data privacy11:17 Myth: there is no user need13:20 Myth: there is no demand from European companies14:41 Myth: it's better to have open APIs than a single standard15:36 Myth: an open standard limits innovation16:36 Myth: it will be impossible to moderate things on an open standard17:27 Myth: it will take years to be able to get an open standard

✍️ The article with the key takeaways of mythbusting: https://matrix.org/blog/2022/02/03/digital-markets-act-and-interoperability-myth-debunking-of-the-gatekeepers-arguments

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