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diff --git a/gmi/ac3bf733.txt b/gmi/ac3bf733.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61e3aad --- /dev/null +++ b/gmi/ac3bf733.txt @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +ID: ac3bf733-e1ff-4966-8ff8-6d27eef6c779 +Title: Instant messaging paradigm +Authors: Nova[有線魔女] <novaburst@envs.net> +Date: 2021-06-15T21:10:01-00:00 +Date-Edited: 2022-01-26T10:44:17-03:00 +Topics: Rants + +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> |