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Element X, Call and Server Suite are production ready (element.io)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Element is launching the world’s first communications platform based on the upcoming Matrix 2.0 release. The result is blazing performance which outperforms the mainstream alternatives - across a decentralised system that enables self-hosting and end-to-end encryption - as well as open standard interoperability to revolutionise real time communication between large organisations.

Built on Matrix 2.0, Element X now rivals the performance of centralised consumer messaging apps, empowering organisations to address the shadow IT issues caused by consumer-grade messaging apps in the workplace.

The new Element communications solution consists:

Element X, our next-gen app with an array of new features

Element Call fully integrated into Element X, for native Matrix-encrypted voice and video

Element Server Suite, our backend hosting solution for powerful admin control and Matrix 2.0 performance

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Still no Spaces support. Even the short list of rooms I've joined are unmanageable when listed flat with no way to identify which Space a #general belongs to

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is dependent on matrix-rust-sdk, when (if) it ends up supporting it, all apps using the SDK will be able to add support for spaces

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Spaces is an underused feature that I hope see gain more traction! It makes Matrix a credible competitor to Slack and Discord

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What do you mean by "spaces"?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

A way to group organize discover and control access to multiple Rooms.

Here's an extra ironic Elements post describing them: https://element.io/blog/spaces-the-next-frontier/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the equivalent of discord servers

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I can't use discord because they require phone numbers from users who use privacy tools.

What does this mean for people who don't use discord?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

A space is a collection of rooms. So you have a clean list of spaces, then when you click into one of them it shows all the rooms that it contains. Without spaces, every single room is shown in one big list.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Spaces have nothing to do with Discord. They're just a way of grouping multiple Matrix rooms together into one "space" like how Discord channels are grouped into one "server."