#dendrite
So #Element has forked #Synapse and #Dendrite and will be releasing their own versions, arguing that since they do most of the development, why not own the backlog as well? I’m not too surprised, given that they have a (necessary) profit motive to advance certain features.
With the new Element X client and now this, it seems like #Matrix development is centralizing. I wonder how the Matrix Foundation feels about it. Not great, I’d imagine.
Ich bin sehr gespannt. Es ist gut, dass das Matrix-Universum wächst - Alternativen zu haben ist (fast) immer gut.
Hah, fun. Thought there was some regression with federating to #Mastodon from #Socialhome.
Turns out, my #Dendrite was dead, and that caused all root level public post deliveries to fail to be delivered to #ActivityPub. Because of something failing at some point when delivering to #Matrix 🙈 Sigh... So many posts of mine people didn't see in the AP side!! I'm sorry all! Everything you've missed! 😱
But on the plus side, federation seems fine, just need to ensure failure to Matrix doesn't take down the rest of the delivery.
Also, makes me appreciate the Matrix protocol even more, with the consistency across instances, even after lots of downtime. I just brought my Dendrite up after what looks like months of being down, and I see all the recent messages in rooms like ✨ magic ✨.
Element is the company that currently hires most of the people working on the open #Matrix communication protocol specification. Element also produces the #opensource Matrix servers #Synapse and #Dendrite, and the #web, #desktop, #Android and #iOS clients called #Element.
I also work at Element. Element is not just open source and open specifications. Element is also about #business. The thing that is needed to pay the #developers that work on the open specifications and open source that anyone can use freely. And people do! Matrix is hugely popular and massively growing, in public sector, private sector and hobbyist self-hosters. It's an exciting time to be involved.
Element is currently hiring for multiple roles - including the team I work for. This is the SaaS team of Element Matrix Services, which provides hosted Matrix (servers) and Element (clients) to all kinds of customers, from small teams to large enterprises - and sometimes virtual conferences.
It's a fun company to work at. And remote friendly, even outside Covid! Interested? Have a look at the roles below. We're growing fast so there are many - and not just #engineering.
- Senior Developer Advocate
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- Trust and Safety Engineer
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Full descriptions: https://apply.workable.com/elementio/
If you're interested but don't see a role, recommend dropping your your details to be considered anyway - who knows we might need you! Am also happy to answer questions and of course give a strong referral to good talented people I'd like to work with 😊