derin
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- Submitted 4 days ago to beru_co@lemmy.beru.co | 0 comments
- Comment on Matrix 2.0 Is Here! 2 weeks ago:
I like this reddit comment’s explanation:
As someone said before, compare it to E-Mail.
Matrix ~ smtp/pop3/imap (protocol layer)
synapse ~ sendmail/postfix/dovecot/exchange/… (server)
element, fluffy, … ~ thunderbird, outlook, pine, elm, … (clients)
Everyone can host it’s own server and have it’s on private chat cloud. Thats like E-Mail and other opensource chat servers like Rocket.Chat, Mattermost and so on.
But like for E-Mail, it is easy possible to federate with others (like mail: “talk” to other mailservers), to be able to chat with people on other Matrix Servers. That’s the difference to most of the other opensource chat.servers, which are stuck to their cloud.
As for EMail: Choose your best weapon, will say, client or server software. The protocol is free and will stay free. At this time, there’s mainly synapse as the reference implementation from matrix.org and upcoming dendrite, but more servers will be available in future I think. At client side, theres element as the reference implementation and also some others, for example fluffy.chat.
Another cool feature ist bridging. The protocol specification allows bridges to other chat-systems, so you are for example able to talk to IRC-Servers or XMPP-Servers too. Many bridges are in development, less are stable. But more to come in future.
Matrix.org is “outsourced” from university and responsble for developing the specs. They are the big brain behind. They also server matrix.org as free service for people to test matrix or use it without having their own servers.
Element.io is also an outsourced company, which is developing element (reference clients). They are also selling hosted solutions to get money to the project.
Both are under the roof of the new Vector limited.
Because the Api is free, everyone can produce own servers an clients and (in theory) no one can take the whole network over. (in practice: if a big company does its own “cool” non open addons and has enough users, the same shit as for xmpp and WhatsApp could happen…)
Because everyone can host its own servers *and* optionally federate, the same product can be used for high secure private chat-clouds, for example in hostpital, military, schools, whatever, but it can also be uses to talk everyone like e-mail or phone. *And* no one has the masterhost, so no one has all data and no one can change the rules overnight to get money, more data or whatever.
From functional side: Matrix is what some people call “modern”, it has text chat, you can send files, you can do voice- and video-calls (in element: 1:1, for groups with jisi as backend) and send voice-messages (at least in fluffy.chat, upcoming in element also). You can also plugin things like etherpad or BigBluButton and send cute stickers if needed. You can structure your contacts with “spaces” (beta).
Element got better and better in the last year and is imho very easy to use for now, but with some last edges. Fluffy is somewhat easier some users as far as I’ve heared but not feature complete.
I hope, Matrix will be the E-Mail-Version of Chat in the future. I have reviewed some systems for my university and it was the only one from which I think it has the potential to do so. So, give it a try. It’s great.
- Comment on Matrix 2.0 Is Here! 2 weeks ago:
It’s the issues with XMPP’s spec: you don’t just use XMPP, you use XMPP + your favorite optional spec implementations.
If your friends aren’t on the same server/client combo then you won’t be able to communicate with them (effectively).
I loved XMPP, still do, but haven’t used it in years. If it were to get a single, matrix-style “spec release” (think an aggravation of existing features into one collection) that contains/requires a bunch of modern chat features I’ve come to expect from programs, then I could see it potentially having a resurgence.
- Comment on Matrix 2.0 Is Here! 2 weeks ago:
I’m very excited for this! Granted, I do wish they’d stop “announcing” Matrix 2.0, but I think the release of SSS alone is reason enough for celebration.
I have sync issues with even Slack or WhatsApp when I use an old device that hasn’t updated in a while - Matrix’s new sync scheme is genuinely fantastic and fixes all the issues my aging synapse server was having (4+ year server means those initial syncs on log-in could tak upwards of 10 minutes).
Now I just want Element Call to work with my pre-existing accounts and then I’ll be ready for the next Matrix 2.0 announcement 😂
- Comment on Matrix 2.0 Is Here! 2 weeks ago:
Might need to find more active communities?
The spam thing is annoying, but is a result of anyone being able to join a room and just upload images.
Really wish the large rooms would just disable image uploads, or use a bot to police new users a bit.
- Comment on Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro 3 weeks ago:
That latter point doesn’t really apply if you leave America.
- Comment on 2024 Self-Host User Survey Results 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, really don’t get this one. As an example, I’ve been supporting the guy who writes most of the software I use via Github sponsors for a while, now. It’s nice to get access to additional support chat rooms and perks and stuff, but just the feeling alone is satisfying enough.
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I genuinely recommend those with gainful employment to consider supporting the people who make the software and media you like (E.g. Patreon).
Issue reports and the likes are nice, but they’re really not a substitute for cash (in my opinion).
- Comment on Syncthing Android app discontinued 3 weeks ago:
Yep, check out yabai.
- Comment on My blog now has Lemmy comments 3 weeks ago:
This is a pretty interesting idea! And I do agree that the feature to aggregate comments from multiple posts would be useful.
- Comment on Syncthing Android app discontinued 3 weeks ago:
I’m annoyed to see you getting down voted - I had a similar issue years ago with my work MacBook (couldn’t run a custom WM because any modification to the Finder was blocked without putting the machine into “unsafe” mode).
I love OSS, but without a verifiable way to distribute it large swaths of the workforce won’t be able to use it.
F-Droid is great, but sadly it isn’t enough.
- Submitted 2 months ago to beru_co@lemmy.beru.co | 0 comments
- Comment on AMA Requests is open for service. 3 months ago:
Here’s a link to the Wikipedia article of Reddit - it mentions the protests that ensued after her firing.
Here’s a good r/OutOfTheLoop post about her.
- Comment on AMA Requests is open for service. 3 months ago:
A rather infamous Reddit employee/administrator who’s generally regarded as being responsible for the Golden aga of IAMA on Reddit (as she personally vetted and brought in some big name AMAs).
She was let go, which was one of the first instances of Reddit’s foray into the realm of anti-community bullshit.
- Comment on LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells 3 months ago:
DHCP as in it’s an ethernet connection to a residential router that provides the device with connectivity details.
Normally this isn’t considered as secure as a bad actor can cut the power or connecting cables (e.g. If you’re using dsl) to kick your system offline.
And, yeah, my old security system absolutely had an old 2G/EDGE modem to connect and send basic signals (as a fallback, in case of the above power cutting scenario). Was great.
- Comment on LAPD warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells 3 months ago:
It’s bizarre.
In my last apartment, I literally had to fight to get a DHCP/ethernet + EDGE (yes, really) connection installed.
They kept asking me why I want two 😅
- Comment on How do y'all feel about using summons in Soulslikes? [Lies of P endgame spoilers] 4 months ago:
Nameless Puppet was definitely harder than Isshin, in my opinion.
Isshin was tough but very fairly designed. Part of NP’s moveset in Phase 2 is a bit gimmicky and hard to dodge/block, which is a bit of a pain.
I think Isshin is easier only in that it’s a better designed fight that rewards you more for learning his moves and tells.
- Comment on How do y'all feel about using summons in Soulslikes? [Lies of P endgame spoilers] 4 months ago:
If a summon was available, I’d use it. My logic is that the designers gave me access to these tools, why not?
Having said that, the Nameless Puppet is the only fight where you don’t get the summon - so that’s the one time the designers expect you to “git gud”.
Great fight, the hardest I’ve ever seen in a Souls-like, but technically fair. Just gotta learn those parry timings, yo.
- Comment on How do y'all feel about using summons in Soulslikes? [Lies of P endgame spoilers] 4 months ago:
They most likely mean expensive. I disagree, what with the game’s quality and runtime, but that’s me. I love Lies of P.
- Submitted 4 months ago to beru_co@lemmy.beru.co | 0 comments
- Comment on Can't join on own xmpp server, only through admin account. 6 months ago:
This section of the tutorial you followed shows how you enable registration.
This section shows how you add a user.
The official Prosody documentation for adding users and opening registration can be found here.
- Comment on CalDav ToDo List app for IOS 7 months ago:
I use Fantastical; pretty decent for an iOS App - if not a bit pricey.
- Comment on Cory Doctorow on Search Engine Enshittification 7 months ago:
He does what, now? Can you post some links/examples? Is it because he posts long threads?
- Comment on Google’s expanded Find My Device network might arrive in a few days 7 months ago:
Yep, but as Google’s network (which would be the most comprehensive) is not yet ready, I’m using the next best thing: both Samsung and Apple’s - combined.
Note: I don’t live in a country where Tiled is sold or used too often, so they’re a no-go.
- Comment on Google’s expanded Find My Device network might arrive in a few days 7 months ago:
Can’t wait to add another tracker to the ol’ keyring 😅
- Comment on Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service 10 months ago:
Local only.
Even if you pay for their subscription, when you get to a new computer you need to manually authenticate with each service. But, it remembers which accounts you have, so it’s faster than manually setting up each account from scratch. Basically “we know you have Gmail, xmail, ymail - tap each account to reauthenticate”
It’s a good way to have (part of) the convenience of a cloud service, while combining it with the security of local only clients.
- Comment on Proton Mail says that the new Outlook app for Windows is Microsoft's new data collection service 10 months ago:
I’ve been paying for mailspring for a few years now, and I love it. It has touch and gesture support, is open source, and is available on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Its paid plan includes some nice features like email tracking - which you can’t really get from just a simple client and (needs a server to track who has opened an email and when) - and id lookup, for things like quickly seeing the LinkedIn profile of a sender not in your contacts list.
Definitely my favorite desktop client by a wide margin, and one I would recommend wholeheartedly.
- Comment on Passenger phone found on ground after Alaska Airlines emergency 10 months ago:
+1 to otter box - love their rugged cases
- Comment on A recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leak on TikTok may have come from a Rockstar Games employee's kid 11 months ago:
An Amazon Fire Stick
- Comment on Self-hosted calendar that isn't Nextcloud and can send e-mail reminders, not just pop-ups 11 months ago:
Try Baikal, it’s a pretty lightweight CalDAV server!
Any client I use it with supports notifications, however it should also be able to send emails for you (e.g. Its scheduling feature).
- Comment on Flipboard leaves X for Mastodon 11 months ago:
One thing to add, it looks like Flipboard is all in on the Fediverse: they’ve announced plans to support ActivityPub in Flipboard itself, turning it into a federated service.
I think that’s really cool!
