Vector
Productivity
team chat client
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
11 positive, 33 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 7 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Polished interface and open-source Matrix design
From 2 comments
I've been using Vector for Android the last days and I must say I am VERY impressed. Both the vector.im web interface and the smartphone apps are looking polished at a level that…
unicornporn on HNMatrix is an extremely promising project. It has everything I'm expecting from IM platform so far: it's very open; it's decentralized (I can host my own server and it'll talk to…
vbezhenar on HN
Matrix protocol seen as strong open alternative to other IM platforms
From 2 comments
Matrix is an extremely promising project. It has everything I'm expecting from IM platform so far: it's very open; it's decentralized (I can host my own server and it'll talk to…
vbezhenar on HNThey have completely different architectures and philosophies. Matrix is a decentralised conversation database - it's all about synchronising communication history between the…
Arathorn on HN
Objections
Android version depends on Google Play Services (GCM), blocking F-Droid and degoogled phones
From 2 comments
Matrix and vector look more interesting by the week. I would really like to see the Android port on F-droid. I haven't done a tonne of research, but I believe Vector uses Google…
jalami on HNLeaving people no option but to use Google's infrastructure (if they want to participate with anything better than a browser) seems an ENORMOUS gap, given the rest of the…
dlmetcalf on HN
Naming of Vector and Matrix is hard to search for and confusing
From 2 comments
I'm not trying to be rude by saying this, but these names "Vector" and "Matrix" are far from Google-able, and sometimes (esp. in game development, and other scientific fields I'm…
slimsag on HNI've been using Vector for Android the last days and I must say I am VERY impressed. Both the vector.im web interface and the smartphone apps are looking polished at a level that…
unicornporn on HN
Docs lack end-user information and setup guides
From 1 comment
Looks very interesting, but the site is still lacking some important information (or not very clear) from an end-user perspective. Why is there no description of the features?…
pjtr on HN
Requests
Support push notifications without Google services
From 2 comments
I hadn't tried it, no. Was just going on what others had said here. That's great to hear it has at least some sort of fallback! Polling however is typically too battery draining…
dlmetcalf on HNWhat about using a GCM implementation like microg?
synchronise on HN
Pidgin or other desktop client support
From 1 comment
Is there some way to connect to this using pidgin on Linux?
xfalcox on HN
Questions
Is end-to-end encryption available yet
From 2 comments
Does it have encryption already? Because at top it says so, but at the bottom it says not yet. >Soon, protect your conversation with state of the art end-to-end encryption using…
myaccountzz on HN> THE leading E2E implementation Wait, Matrix has E2E encryption?
rhaps0dy on HN
What license the Matrix specification uses
From 1 comment
Am I missing something here? What license is the Matrix Specification itself under? (I know most of the implementations themselves are ASLv2). It seems really unclear from the…
dlmetcalf on HN
Alternatives named
Slack
From 1 comment
Nobody has said the word "slack" yet... but am I interpreting this correctly? An open source clone of slack? If so, it's very interesting. I wonder if they are taking any steps…
cshimmin on HN
Mattermost
From 1 comment
I'm curious, how does this compare to open source slack-clones like Mattermost?
jbk on HN
XMPP
From 2 comments
I still don't understand why Matrix was made when XMPP is already a thing; if you're not happy with the existing standard participate in the process, don't just make up a new…
SamWhited on HNAs someone who has self hosted my own XMPP server before and still cries over the move taken by Google and Facebook with their messengers, can someone from the Matrix people…
rglullis on HN
Signal
From 1 comment
Leaving people no option but to use Google's infrastructure (if they want to participate with anything better than a browser) seems an ENORMOUS gap, given the rest of the…
dlmetcalf on HN