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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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