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Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati... by G43nm45ji on Friday June 10, 2016 @10:53AM (#11876749)
I Just got weirdly excited by this. I had heard of it before but never really though about what I could do with it. But then I'm never really sure if I understand it completely yet.

If i just want to set up a server that me and my friends would use. I can just make a server. they would register on it and we would be good to go? I don't have to join the federation if I don't want to? I understand the advantages of doing so though.

Also, how does the vector apps go on battery use and all that. comparable to other messaging apps?

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Re:Show HN: Vector: a Matrix-powered open-source collaborati... by amandine on Friday June 10, 2016 @01:10PM (#11877871)
Precisely: just setup the server and off you go, you don't have to federate, although as you say that would be missing part of the fun ;)

The Vector app on Android (using GCM) has pretty good perf battery consumption-wise. Unsure how it compares with other apps but we haven't had any particular complaints about it.

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