From 0c0f23aceda9f3fe1fb6876efd8ec60a5be5aa67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikaela Suomalainen Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:43:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity: warn about v9 breakage --- ...rix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity.md | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2021-12-05-matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity.md b/blog/_posts/2021-12-05-matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity.md index c1e4ae8..8cf2d8e 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2021-12-05-matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2021-12-05-matrix-community-abuse-security-by-obscurity.md @@ -24,8 +24,21 @@ smaller steps: 1. Use https://develop.element.io/ (or have a config.json allowing you to use labs) 2. Create a space. -3. Through developer mode `/upgraderoom {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }}`, - this should be a number at least `9`. +3. Through developer mode `/upgraderoom {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }}`. + 1. ***WARNING*** The room version number here is configured in Jekyll site + variable, not one specific to this post. + 2. ***WARNING*** You should check [the Matrix spec](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/rooms/) + for the latest stable room version. + 3. ***WARNING*** Traditionally homeservers by other parties than Matrix.org + (read Synapse) lag behind on supported room versions and you may break + your room for people using those. At the time of adding this note (2021-12-14), the + spec v1.1 is a month and couple of days old (2021-09-11) and room version + 7 is not implemented by Conduit. + 1. Yes, at the time of writing this post I am recommending version 9, + while the aforementioned variable is {{ site.matrixLatestRoomVersion }} + as that is what Element encourages and features such as restricted rooms + require and as this post hints, Matrix is even more impossible to manage + without those. 4. Clear cache and reload so the old space maybe disappears. 5. See also https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/19208 6. Now that there is a space, right click it to create a new room under it and