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Hi all, We just got back from braving the snow in Brussels at FOSDEM 2019 – Europe’s biggest Open Source conference. I think it’s fair to say we had an amazing time, with more people than ever before wanting to hang out and talk Matrix and discuss their favourite features (and bugs)! The big news is […]

MSC (spec) updates r0, the first stable release of the Server-Server (Federation) Specification is extremely close! We of course will make a big splash and let you know when this comes! Even apart from that, let’s take a look at the MSCs (Matrix Spec Changes) that are currently in progress. Approved MSCs [MSC 1339]: Proposal […]

Matrix Live S03E12 – Modular.im This week I chatted to Rick about the release of Modular, Hosted Homeservers and more. We’re pleased to be able to announce the availablity of a HipChat migration tool to get people into Matrix. Latest MSC updates (from anoa’s MSC bot) Approved MSCs [MSC 1339]: Proposal to add a GET […]

Matrix Live S3E11 This week I chatted with Jason Robinson about all things decentralisation, especially his projects socialhome, the-federation.info, and feneas.org. Jason has been interested in decentralisation for many years, and had a lot to say ... [More] about how we can look forward to a more decentralised Internet. Latest MSC updates (from anoa’s MSC bot) Approved MSCs […] [Less]

Hi all, Ben here. Since joining the core team as Developer Advocate last year it’s been quite a ride. One of the best things about the job is getting the chance to talk to so many people about their projects and what they would like to see happen in the matrix ecosystem. With so much […]

On Thursday Jan 10th we released a Critical Security Update (Synapse 0.34.0.1/0.34.1.1), which fixes a serious security bug in Synapse 0.34.0 and earlier.  Many deployments have now upgraded to 0.34.0.1 or 0.34.1.1, and we now consider it appropriate ... [More] to disclose more information about the issue, to provide context and encourage the remaining affected servers to […] [Less]

Welcome! Do not panic, Benpa is away, I repeat, Benpa is away. Nonetheless TWIM lives on! Spec Lots of spec work this week, and a shout out to anoa for his magical mscbot that provides pokes, nudges and updates on all things spec. Here’s what mscbot had to say about the past week. Approved MSCs [MSC […]

After releasing Synapse v0.34.1, we have become aware of a security vulnerability affecting all previous versions (CVE-2019-5885). v0.34.1 closed the vulnerability but, in some cases, caused users to be logged out of their clients, so we do not ... [More] recommend 0.34.1 for production use. Today we release two mitigating versions v0.34.0.1 and v0.34.1.1. Both versions close […] [Less]

Welcome to 2019 It’s been 2019 for several days now, plenty of time to get used to it! Let’s get started with the first TWIM of the year! Matrix Live S3E09 from 35C3 Several Matrix-ers attended 35C3 in Leipzig last month, you can check out Matrix Live recorded from the conference below (also includes some […]

Welcome to the last TWIM of the year It’s the 28th of December as I write this, and I hope you had a good year. Long as it is, I recommend reading Matthew’s write-up of the year, as it covers a lot of ground! Many of the core team have been out of the office […]