Matrix 2.0: The Future of Matrix
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Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5635914

Back at FOSDEM we announced the idea of Matrix 2.0 - a series of huge step changes in terms of Matrix’s usability and performance, made up of Sliding Sync (instant login/launch/sync), Native OIDC(industry-standard authentication), Native Group VoIP (end-to-end encrypted large-scale voice & video conferencing) and Faster Joins (lazy-loading room state when your server joins a room).

Now, we’re excited to announce that as of today everyone can start playing with these Matrix 2.0 features. There’s still some work to bring them formally into the specification, but we’re putting it out there for folks to experience right now. Developers: watch this space for updates on the spec front.

Practically speaking, this means there are now implementations of the four pillars of Matrix 2.0 available today which you can use to power a daily-driver Matrix 2.0 client. The work here has been driven primarily by Element, using their new Element X client as the test-bed for the new Matrix 2.0 functionality and to prove that the new APIs are informed by real-world usage and can concretely demonstrably create an app which begins to outperform iMessage, WhatsApp and Telegram in terms of usability and performance… all while benefiting from being 100% built on Matrix.

  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
    283·
    1 year ago

    I would be more interested in why the UK based Matrix/Element is so conspicuously quiet lately about the UK Online Safety Bill. They used to be more outspoken about it.

    • mtchristo@lemm.ee
      8·
      1 year ago

      Because the uk government conceded that there is no current technology to scan communications without compromising encryption. And have relinquished forcing companies from adding backdoors “for now” without actually removing this provision for the law. Meaning they are leaving it to the regulator “ofcom” or future governments to decide when to request compromising encryption

      and that’s why even Signal and WhatsApp who threatened pulling out of the UK, haven’t issued any recent statement after the adoption of this law

      • poVoq@slrpnk.net
        32·
        1 year ago

        This “let’s just not enforce it” part combined with the silence by the main intermediatories like Element is exactly what makes it seem like there has been some backroom deal no one wants to openly talk about.

      • poVoq@slrpnk.net
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes, as I said, they used to be more outspoken. But suspicious silence despite the bill actually having passed now.

          • poVoq@slrpnk.net
            51·
            1 year ago

            They had months to prepare for this, surely some sort of press announcement would not be too much to ask?

            It’s not “tinfoil hat” to expect some sort of response, and the lack of it is strange given they had all these big announcements this week. For example there was previously some talk about moving their headquarters to Luxemburg as a response to this (and to avoid the worst impacts of this bill).

            • mirdaki@lemmy.ml
              2·
              1 year ago

              The last public comment I could find from them was this month on 8/7 on Element’s Mastodon, and it seems they had other comments as well around that time. Which is pretty recent

              The bill was passed less than a week ago and hasn’t come into effect yet. I have no doubt that the folks at Matrix/Element will do what they need to do. We haven’t seen them act in a concerning way before, so I don’t think a delayed response is a sign of a red flag. It’s quite possible they want to have things done on their end before announcing anything. Not to mention they clearly wanted to message about the Matrix 2.0 features, and bringing up the Online Safety bill would muddy that message

              • poVoq@slrpnk.net
                2·
                1 year ago

                If I remember correctly on of the founders speculated about that in a Hackernews thread.

          • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
            3·
            1 year ago

            I don’t think this is tinfoil hat. This is a real world law imposed by the government of the country where Matrix is primarily developed.

            It’s an other thing that eventually they decided they won’t require compromising encryption, but this is not tinfoil hat.