Comment on Discord is on a quest to become a better messaging app
kpw@kbin.social 11 months agoMatrix isn't proprietary, but effectively controlled by a single VC funded startup. We don't need a bloated re-invention of existing internet standards anyways. They should just make a better XMPP client.
netchami@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
VCs suck, but Matrix is open source, everyone can self-host their own server, write their own client or even fork the entire protocol.
kpw@kbin.social 11 months ago
Yes, but compatibility with existing internet standards is also important. For example you can't have end-to-end encryption if you use a non-standard protocol. VC startups like Matrix only increase fragmentation of the ecosystem.
netchami@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Who defines standard internet protocols and how is XMPP one of them??? “Standard internet protocols” are DNS, HTTP, TLS, etc.
kpw@kbin.social 11 months ago
The organization is called the IETF. The XMPP core is defined in RFC 6120 and RFC 6121 like DNS, HTTP, etc. are defined in RFCs.