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Matrix(Element) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have questions about matrix/element.Does it leak metadata if so what does it leak?I have heard that it only shows who you are talking to but not what you are saying.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Matrix is where the momentum is right now

That is also what I though, but except for client software development this doesn't seem to be actually the case.

From a user perspective most Matrix channels I join seem largly deserted compared to their IRC and to a lesser extend XMPP equivalents.

And looking at the number of servers running, XMPP easily beats Matrix by an order of magnitude. Number of active users also seems quite a bit higher on XMPP.

So I have basically come to the conclusion that the main advantage Matrix has is their awesome public relations in open source developer circles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

And looking at the number of servers running, XMPP easily beats Matrix by an order of magnitude. Number of active users also seems quite a bit higher on XMPP.

From my own experience and what I gathered from others about XMPP, most XMPP servers active today don't federate, they are insular instances operated by private entities (many social and dating services are xmpp servers at the core) like how facebook messenger at the time. and a lot of them run proprietary code and not fully compatible with all XMPP specifications.
According to the Matrix foundration they were around 35 million Matrix users world wide .
Yes matrix is one exemple of how open source software development should be done, they involve the community in every step of the development, support third party application, are transparent about what is changing and what is to come. they are not perfect but way better than shady Signal crypto shills .