Hi Everyone, The Fluid Project is now using Matrix <https://matrix.org/> / Element <https://element.io/> for our online collaborative discussions. Please see the Matrix Channel <https://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Matrix+Channel> wiki page for information about the various rooms available. Past logs for the IRC Channels are available in the fluid-irc-logs <https://github.com/fluid-project/fluid-irc-logs> git repo.
Thanks everyone and hope to see you on Matrix. Justin > On Nov 10, 2020, at 3:15 PM, Justin Obara <obara.jus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > We’ve been evaluating Matrix/Element for about two weeks now. It seems that > the majority of conversations are now taking place in Matrix. I haven’t heard > any show stopper issues as of yet, but please do weigh in on your experience. > We’re currently still on track to switch to Matrix as our primary synchronous > communication channel on Nov 16. > > Things to note: > > There have been some connection and verification issues here and there, but > they seem to have resolved on their own. Possibly related to updates. > While Matrix rooms support guest access, it doesn’t seem that Element or > possibly any other web client support guest accounts. > > Thanks > Justin > >> On Oct 26, 2020, at 9:27 AM, Justin Obara <obara.jus...@gmail.com >> <mailto:obara.jus...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> As a follow up, I’ve started a wiki page about Matrix with some general >> information for connecting to our channels. >> >> https://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Matrix+Channel >> <https://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/Matrix+Channel> >> >> Thanks >> Justin >> >>> On Oct 26, 2020, at 9:10 AM, Justin Obara <obara.jus...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:obara.jus...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> At the lightning talk last Thursday (Oct 22) the community was introduced >>> to Matrix <https://matrix.org/> / Element <https://element.io/> as a >>> potential alternative to IRC. Some key takeaways: >>> >>> Like IRC Matrix is a protocol that supports use with a variety of clients >>> Element is a client for accessing Matrix >>> Matrix and Element are both open source projects >>> Mozilla made the switch Matrix at the end of 2019 >>> Mozilla worked with Element to improve accessibility >>> Matrix/Element provide a more Slack like full featured synchronous >>> communication platform that includes options for audio/video calls >>> >>> We have been finding that an increasing number of people joining our >>> community are expecting to use a modern chat platform for communication and >>> are having difficulty understanding/working with IRC. There are some IRC >>> clients that help bridge the gap, such as irccloud.com >>> <http://irccloud.com/> however, they only benefit those using a similar >>> client and are limited by the protocol itself. >>> >>> As of last Thursday we’ve opened up a Fluid Project Matrix community >>> <https://matrix.to/#/+fluid-project:matrix.org> and matching rooms for the >>> purpose of evaluating Matrix. However, at the moment, the IRC channels are >>> still our primary means of synchronous communication. >>> >>> The proposal is to spend the next two weeks evaluating Matrix. Please >>> provide feedback on your experience. If there are no show stoppers we plan >>> to switch to Matrix as our primary means of synchronous communication >>> starting Nov 16. At that point we’ll also explore setting up a bridge >>> between Matrix and IRC to help with the transition. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Justin >>> >>>> On Oct 20, 2020, at 11:46 AM, Ned Zimmerman <nzimmer...@ocadu.ca >>>> <mailto:nzimmer...@ocadu.ca>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Colin, Gio, Justin, and myself have been exploring Matrix >>>> <https://matrix.org/> / Element <https://element.io/> as an alternative to >>>> IRC for IDRC and Fluid Project chat. Mozilla made the switch >>>> <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/synchronous-messaging-at-mozilla-the-decision/50620> >>>> from IRC to Matrix in December, and we’ve looked at their criteria and >>>> evaluation of Matrix and Element (particularly around the client’s >>>> accessibility, as documented by Marco Zehe >>>> <https://www.marcozehe.de/how-to-use-element-and-matrix-with-a-screen-reader/>) >>>> as well as trying the service ourselves. At this point, we’d like to >>>> schedule a lightning talk for this Thursday (October 22) after standup to >>>> share what we’ve found and get feedback from the broader community before >>>> we move forward any further. >>>> >>>> In the meantime, please feel free to explore at the links I shared in this >>>> message and if you have any questions you’d like to put on the table for >>>> the lightning talk and following discussion you can add them to the Google >>>> Doc: >>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AS1RsbSls5XfTxAbxAGRSCh7LgUuRVI0aNYsMngVb7g/edit#heading=h.9c0j4nlphmwf >>>> >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AS1RsbSls5XfTxAbxAGRSCh7LgUuRVI0aNYsMngVb7g/edit#heading=h.9c0j4nlphmwf> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ned >>>> — >>>> Ned Zimmerman (he/him) >>>> Senior Inclusive Developer >>>> Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University >>>> https://idrc.ocadu.ca >>>> <https://idrc.ocadu.ca/>_______________________________________________________ >>>> fluid-work mailing list - fluid-work@lists.idrc.ocad.ca >>>> <mailto:fluid-work@lists.idrc.ocad.ca> >>>> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >>>> see https://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >>>> <https://lists.idrc.ocad.ca/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work> >> >
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