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--- matrix [2023/09/27 23:45] – Element (not to be confused with Element web) is not a client. lace the server contact section within the Server section. GrahamPerrin
+++ matrix [2023/10/18 19:30] (current) – Distinguish between 'FreeBSD commiters' and 'other users. NB, matrix.org as a homeserver is HIGHLY discouraged <https://joinmatrix.org/guide/#set-up-your-own-homeserver-or-join-an-existing-homeserver> GrahamPerrin
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-Jump to: [[#rooms|FreeBSD Project-provided spaces and rooms]]
+**Jump to**: [[#rooms|FreeBSD Project-provided spaces and rooms]]
-https://matrix.org/ – ❝An open network for secure, decentralised communication❞
+About Matrix:
-===== Element =====
+  * https://matrix.org/ – ❝An open network for secure, decentralised communication❞
-https://element.io/ – ❝a decentralized and flexible communications platform, built on the Matrix open standard…❞ – a server, an app, and more.
+About Element:
-  * [[https://element.io/download|Mobile, desktop, and Element web]].
+  * https://element.io/ – ❝a decentralized and flexible communications platform, built on the Matrix open standard…❞ – a server, an app, and more.
-===== Server =====
+==== Contact ====
-The %%FreeBSD%% Project hosts a **Matrix instance** at ''%%matrix-dev.freebsd.org%%'' for project spaces and rooms.
+<matrix-admin@FreeBSD.org>
-%%FreeBSD%% committers can use it as their homeserver:
+===== Server =====
+The %%FreeBSD%% Project hosts a Matrix instance at ''%%matrix-dev.freebsd.org%%'' for project spaces and rooms.
+**%%FreeBSD%% committers** can use it as their homeserver:
   * use your freefall username (without the ''%%@freebsd.org%%'' suffix) and [[https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/committers-guide/#kerberos-ldap|kerberos password]] to login and gain an ''%%id:matrix-dev.freebsd.org%%'' identity
-  * when the beta ends, ''%%matrix-dev%%'' will be removed.
+  * when the beta ends, ''%%matrix-dev%%'' will be removed
-The public are suggested to connect to the %%FreeBSD%% instance from their preferred matrix home servers (e.g., https://matrix.org ) through federation.
+**Other users** must choose an alternative homeserver. Servers with open registration:
-==== Contact ====
+  * https://servers.joinmatrix.org/
-<matrix-admin@FreeBSD.org>
 ===== Clients =====
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-https://matrix.org/clients/
+==== Element clients ====
-==== Element web ====
+Mobile, desktop, and Web: [[https://element.io/download|https://element.io/download]].
-%%FreeBSD%% Project-hosted Element web: https://element-dev.freebsd.org/
+%%FreeBSD%% Project-hosted Element web: https://element-dev.freebsd.org/ – for ''%%matrix-dev.freebsd.org%%'' ID holders only.
-  * for people who have an ID at ''%%matrix-dev.freebsd.org%%''.
+Element X: https://element.io/labs/element-x – fastest, beta ([[https://github.com/vector-im/element-meta/issues/1915|status]]).
-Element web: https://app.element.io/
+==== More clients ====
-  * open to the public.
+Either browse [[https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/|https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/]], or use the //Change// option that appears in ''%%matrix.to%%'' dialogues.
 ===== Public Spaces and Rooms =====