Element raises $30M to boost Matrix

Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by the_duke on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @04:23AM (#27969959)

If you read the post, the very first work item they mention is

> finish building out P2P Matrix and get it live

ps: p2p is nice to have, but also comes with a lot of problems and and probably shouldn't be a first choice for many users.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by Arathorn on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:09AM (#27970282)

We're hoping to get it good enough so that it literally is the first choice for new users - and it's only if they consciously want to pin their data (and metadata) to a server that they'd do so.

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by olah_1 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:34AM (#27972221)

Who wouldn’t want their data pinned? That is the expected behavior of a chat app today. So to provide a “first choice” experience, they will need to do so. So, how does P2P solve the metadata sponge problem?

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Re:Element raises $30M to boost Matrix by Arathorn on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:53PM (#27975415)

'Pinning your data on a server' basically means having a backup so that if you lose your phone or other logged in clients, you can still get at your account. Lots of people are happy to run without a cloud backup of their data - and in fact many orgs mandate that you don't back up data from your clients onto a server somewhere, given it makes it easier to steal.

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