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@ -274,24 +274,24 @@ I would include:
I haven't tried this personally though, as I am Matrix user and have been I haven't tried this personally though, as I am Matrix user and have been
sending raw events in JSON to them. sending raw events in JSON to them.
### Personal questions ## Personal questions
So the list above seems clearer not having me-questions mixed with everything else. So the list above seems clearer not having me-questions mixed with everything else.
#### Why so many accounts? ### Why so many accounts?
In my opinion it's preferable to have multiple accounts on different homeservers for ensuring decentralisation instead of having a single authority in power and being able to issue commands from multiple servers in case of federation meltdown which multiple rooms experienced during the period of room version 9 before homeserver software started to nag on unintentionally open registration refusing to start. Additionally state resets are a good reason to keep old accounts around. In my opinion it's preferable to have multiple accounts on different homeservers for ensuring decentralisation instead of having a single authority in power and being able to issue commands from multiple servers in case of federation meltdown which multiple rooms experienced during the period of room version 9 before homeserver software started to nag on unintentionally open registration refusing to start. Additionally state resets are a good reason to keep old accounts around.
#### Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to? ### Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to?
I dislike matrix.to as a concept. It's a centralized service on decentralized protocol and in my opinion it shows lack of self-esteem on Matrix side considering neither XMPP or IRC require something like it, both of those trust being known or handled appropiately. I dislike matrix.to as a concept. It's a centralized service on decentralized protocol and in my opinion it shows lack of self-esteem on Matrix side considering neither XMPP or IRC require something like it, both of those trust being known or handled appropiately.
#### Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username? ### Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?
In 2016 or so I mistakenly thought that usernames would be case-insensitive In 2016 or so I mistakenly thought that usernames would be case-insensitive
and they only [got banned in Synapse on 10th November 2017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/2662). and they only [got banned in Synapse on 10th November 2017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/2662).
#### Which client do you recommend? ### Which client do you recommend?
The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match: The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match:
@ -304,17 +304,17 @@ The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match:
- Nheko nightly flatpak on desktop - Nheko nightly flatpak on desktop
- I am a Finnish translator, it's actually the most Spec-complete client in my experience without long delays before something becomes supported and it's lightweight probably for being a native app instead of Electron. - I am a Finnish translator, it's actually the most Spec-complete client in my experience without long delays before something becomes supported and it's lightweight probably for being a native app instead of Electron.
#### Which homeserver do you recommend? ### Which homeserver do you recommend?
I am hesistant to recommend any. Finnish users may be interested in the [Linux.fi wiki listing](https://www.linux.fi/wiki/Matrix), everyone else may be served by [joinmatrix.org listing](https://joinmatrix.org/servers/). I am hesistant to recommend any. Finnish users may be interested in the [Linux.fi wiki listing](https://www.linux.fi/wiki/Matrix), everyone else may be served by [joinmatrix.org listing](https://joinmatrix.org/servers/).
#### Why don't you run your own? ### Why don't you run your own?
As can be read between the lines from my critiques, I don't consider any homeserver to be in the state that it's either safe to run legally or lightweight enough or not require constant maintenance as opposed to IRC which I do selfhost. As can be read between the lines from my critiques, I don't consider any homeserver to be in the state that it's either safe to run legally or lightweight enough or not require constant maintenance as opposed to IRC which I do selfhost.
The world situation in general discourages me from anything as heavy. The world situation in general discourages me from anything as heavy.
#### Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms? ### Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms?
Matrix doesn't support self-destructing messages or message expiry in general, so Matrix doesn't support self-destructing messages or message expiry in general, so
I don't feel comfortable with world-readable logs (which would easily end to I don't feel comfortable with world-readable logs (which would easily end to
@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ If you need to see something in the backlog, I suggest
using IRC (IRC@Etro or PirateIRC especially) or XMPP which each store messages using IRC (IRC@Etro or PirateIRC especially) or XMPP which each store messages
only for 7 days (Ergo default) or some months (Prosody default) on a single server. only for 7 days (Ergo default) or some months (Prosody default) on a single server.
#### So do you wish Matrix to fail? ### So do you wish Matrix to fail?
No, I have been using countless of hours at writing these critiques and performing "quality assurance"/testing, No, I have been using countless of hours at writing these critiques and performing "quality assurance"/testing,
localizing clients to Finnish, providing support on their rooms for users of those clients, writing a Matrix localizing clients to Finnish, providing support on their rooms for users of those clients, writing a Matrix