diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'gmi/ac3bf733.gmi')
| -rw-r--r-- | gmi/ac3bf733.gmi | 35 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/gmi/ac3bf733.gmi b/gmi/ac3bf733.gmi deleted file mode 100644 index e4f2541..0000000 --- a/gmi/ac3bf733.gmi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,35 +0,0 @@ -# Instant messaging paradigm -Authors: Nova[有線魔女] <novaburst@envs.net> -Date: 2022 01 26 - -I always wonder why the Matrix protocol[1] even exists , it just reminds of systemd[2] in a way or another because it wants to replace XMPP[3] with something more complex (and centralizing) , just like Discord[4] , but "open source". I'll explain why Matrix is the best example of Suck on the IM field. - -1. Protocol is garbage : the thing itself is so massively bloated by design , and no one but the Matrix.org owners can change it however they see fit. Thus forcing every server administrator to upgrade , else they get kicked out of the federation. - -2. Server implementation is garbage : Synapse is the only "working" server implementation , and by being written in Python has both high RAM comsuption and waste of storage space , without an option to even purge the ever growing message log. -There are other server implementations , yes , but they're all incomplete compared to Synapse. Unlike any XMPP server implementation this one requires literally a supercomputer (of sorts) to get running because of the memory/storage requirements. - -3. Clients are garbage: Element Desktop isn't even a native program but an "Electron app" which in turn is based on a JS-infested web interface called Element Web , and while there are forks of them , they don't seem to fix the issue. -Also given the fact just like the remaining of the "modern web" it just works on Chrome. -There are desktop clients that doesn't really suck but again , they're incomplete when compared to Element. On mobile devices it's kind of the same situation , except for the "web apps" thing. - -4. Feature creep: Matrix.org keeps adding new features to the protocol and thus Synapse and Element , getting closer to Discord in every turn in terms of bloat. Like it tries to do everything and thus failing at its own purpose. - -5. Decentralization is a joke , all users use Element + Matrix.org , despite the existence of other public servers. - -In a nutshell , is Matrix even needed , when we already have XMPP and other solutions? - -[1]: -=> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_(protocol) -[2]: -=> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd -[3]: -=> https://xmpp.org -[4]: -=> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord_(software) -[5]: -=> https://hackea.org/notas/matrix.html -[6]: -=> https://www.retroimages.net/doc/matrix/tom.txt -[7]: -=> https://www.retroimages.net/doc/matrix/luke_muc_xmpp.txt \ No newline at end of file |