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- Gomuks – A terminal Matrix client written in Go
- The lynx browser. 30 years later still the best internet browser.
- Element raises $30M to boost Matrix
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Freenode, The Mainstream IRC Network, Is Collapsing
The problem with this is that this is just fundamentally untrue. There are plenty of non-Electron apps that are viable. For core functionality of e2ee, messages, exploring directories, sending images, etc, those are available in multiple alternative apps. If you're talking about other integrations like video calling, plugins, and spaces, then you'd be right as I don't know other clients that have those. But, none of those things are really required in the matrix protocol anyways, and those available features in other clients already far surpasses what IRC can do. You don't need these bleeding edge features to have an enjoyable experience on Element, and given the IRC crowd, I would assume they're adverse to bleeding edge anyways. If you want an experience similar to irssi, then you can use gomuks for a superior experience in a familiar(ish) client. So saying Element is the only suitable client implementation is outright false.
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What's a Good Matrix Client?
There's also a nice terminal client called gomuks.
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freenode now belongs to Andrew Lee, and I'm leaving for a new network.
gomuks is probably the most feature complete one.
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Best examples of a Go client
gomuks is a command line-based Matrix chat client
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Signald: Unofficial Daemon for Interacting with Signal
I am running my own home server, everyone in my family has an account they use there (the domain is our surname). Non-techy people use it and like it (past the initial setup, since setting up a custom domain requires a few more clicks than :matrix.org account). I am not waiting for the day, though, when they will need to set up a new device without access to the old one.
> I personally haven't met any "real" people who are even aware of Matrix. When I broached it with a non-IT friend, they were actively uninterested in unifying messaging applications as they had "facebook friends" and "whatsapp friends" and interacted with them differently.
I tried to sell it too with the "unify your messaging apps", but this is a wrong selling point to new users. First they need to start using matrix as their messaging app, realize that it works well, including VoIP and video calls. Once trust is there, only then start thinking about using bridges. Because there will be rough edges (e.g. federated voice/video calls do not work).
Because of the way bridges integrate to third-parties, they are not bug-free. Reliability is just not great yet. Maybe except a hosted service, Beeper[1], which is run by people who know most about these bridges and can provide support.
To sum up, I am using Matrix for my family network, and some bridges personally; I am not yet planning to spread the use of bridges beyond myself. Besides the encryption setup, I like the UI a lot. I also use gomuks[2] from time to time, which is a terminal matrix application. I have not stumped into server-side problems.
I am donating monthly to Tulir[3], the most prolific Matrix bridge developer (and, to my knowledge, co-founder of beeper). Because I started using Matrix because of the bridges.
Oh, and I love the Matrix sms bridge[4]. I set it up to see if it works, and I am not going back. It's great.
[1]: https://www.beeper.com/
[2]: https://github.com/tulir/gomuks
[3]: https://github.com/tulir
[4]: https://github.com/tijder/SmsMatrix
- Update on beta testing payments in Signal
signald
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Critical New 0-day Vulnerability in Popular Log4j Library - List of applications
Signald : https://gitlab.com/signald/signald/-/issues/259
- signald - A daemon that facilitates communication via Signal Private Messenger. Unofficial, unapproved, and not nearly as secure as the real Signal clients.
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Signald: Unofficial Daemon for Interacting with Signal
This is neat.
I looked at the install instructions ("from source") and i while there were instructions, there was no download link for the tarball or even the git repository.
You have to click on the "gitlab" widget that shows the number of stars on the start page to get to the gitlab repository at https://gitlab.com/signald/signald
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starting a native adaptive Linux client for Signal
I've been using Signald for the last few months and then bridging it to Matrix. I think building exactly the same thing based off the Rust client is the most compelling option (and probably something I'd be interested in working on as well!). Given that a double-puppeted Signal account can be used with Matrix today, it'd be a shame to invest in Signal-specific UI. There are multiple "nearly there" Matrix clients that can work on the pinephone and others. You could even bridge libpurple to Matrix if you're into that ecosystem.
- PinePhone Beta
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Signal API
As Signal does not have a real API, it uses signald for communication with Signals server, which is also open source: https://gitlab.com/signald/signald
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Is Elon Musk right about Signal? I need your Help!
It looks like you just need a client that uses https://gitlab.com/signald/signald, and the matrix-signal bridge /u/anakinfredo posted is one of them.
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An implementation of the Signal client protocol in Rust
When I wanted to use Signal on my PinePhone and realized how restrictive Signal was in a lot of ways I started looking at Matrix. Matrix feels a lot more like what chat "should" be, if it weren't for reality - there's an existing Java client (https://gitlab.com/signald/signald) that I've used for a few weeks and been impressed with. Now I bridge my Signal account to Matrix as the first step towards migrating away.
What are some alternatives?
weechat-matrix - Weechat Matrix protocol script written in python
signal-cli - signal-cli provides an unofficial commandline, JSON-RPC and dbus interface for the Signal messenger.
weechat-matrix-rs - Rust rewrite of the python weechat-matrix script.
axolotl - A Signal compatible cross plattform client written in Go, Rust and Vuejs
matrix.to - A simple stateless privacy-protecting URL redirecting service for Matrix
libsignal - Home to the Signal Protocol as well as other cryptographic primitives which make Signal possible.
conduit
SmsMatrix - A simple SMS <--> Matrix bridge.
Synapse - Synapse: Matrix homeserver written in Python/Twisted.
libsignal-service-java - A Java/Android library for communicating with the Signal messaging service.
nheko - Desktop client for Matrix using Qt and C++20.
semaphore - A simple (rule-based) bot library for Signal Private Messenger.