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title = "This Week in Matrix 2020-01-03"
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path = "/blog/2020/01/03/this-week-in-matrix-2020-01-03"
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author = ["Ben Parsons"]
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category = ["This Week in Matrix"]
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## Matrix Live 🎙
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## Dept of *Status of Matrix* 🌡
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### Responses to *The Ecosystem is Moving*
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[Matthew](https://matrix.to/#/@matthew:matrix.org) wrote a response to <https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/> : <https://matrix.org/blog/2020/01/02/on-privacy-versus-freedom/>.
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This is in response to a talk Moxie Marlinspike gave at 36c3. There is [another response here](https://blog.jabberhead.tk/2019/12/29/re-the-ecosystem-is-moving/) from the XMPP community.
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## Dept of Servers 🏢
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### Dendrite and gomatrixserverlib
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[Neil Alexander](https://matrix.to/#/@neilalexander:matrix.org) announced:
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> My first TWIM update as a member of NV but I'm happy to announce that with some experimental changes to Dendrite and gomatrixserverlib, I've been able to get Dendrite-to-Dendrite federation working, which is a key component for the P2P work that we are planning!
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### matrix-media-repo v1.0.0-rc.2
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[TravisR](https://github.com/turt2live) reported:
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> [matrix-media-repo](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo) has received its first ever release candidate (finally): [v1.0.0-rc.1](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.1). It's complicated to set up, but please do give it a go if it suites your environment and use case, and report any bugs along the way.
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[v1.0.0-rc.2](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.2) was released later in the week to fix a small bug with exports in v1.0.0-rc.1.
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### Synapse 1.7.3 released
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Synapse 1.7.3 includes an [important bugfix](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/releases/tag/v1.7.3), hosts are encouraged to upgrade.
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[Ananace](https://matrix.to/#/@ace:kittenface.studio) reported that the K8s optimized Synapse 1.7.3 images have been updated, but you should find that all distributors have the latest version now.
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## Dept of Bridges 🌉
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### mx-puppet-bridge
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[sorunome](https://matrix.to/#/@sorunome:sorunome.de) said:
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> [mx-puppet-bridge](https://github.com/Sorunome/mx-puppet-bridge) received some updates!
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> - Automatic Puppeting, thanks to [tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net) [PR](https://github.com/Sorunome/mx-puppet-bridge/pull/12)!
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> - Allow protocol implementations to specify an `external_url` [as per spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/application_service/r0.1.2#referencing-messages-from-a-third-party-network)
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> - Double Puppeting: Option to specify a custom homeserver -> URL map for local setups where .well-known resolution isn't possible
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> - Fix unbridging of rooms (remove alias correctly)
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> - Set filename of uploaded avatars to circumvent a [synapse bug](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6444#issuecomment-569973710)
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> - Update matrix-bot-sdk dependency to 0.4.0
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### mx-puppet-discord and mx-puppet-slack
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[sorunome](https://matrix.to/#/@sorunome:sorunome.de) again:
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> Both [mx-puppet-discord](https://github.com/matrix-discord/mx-puppet-discord) and [mx-puppet-slack](https://github.com/matrix-discord/mx-puppet-discord) updated to the newest library version and implemented the setting of an external URL.
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> If you like these projects, please check out the [support chat](https://matrix.to/#/#mx-puppet-discord:sorunome.de) and consider to [donate](https://liberapay.com/Sorunome)!
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### mautrix-telegram
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[Tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net) said:
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> mautrix-telegram v0.7.0 was released.
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> Other than bugfixes, there were a few main changes since the first release candidate a month ago:
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> - Option for automatic custom puppeting using shared secret login
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> - `version` command to get the exact bridge version (also coming to my other bridges)
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> - Config checks to make sure important fields like permissions aren't left unconfigured
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> Full changelog available on GitHub: <https://github.com/tulir/mautrix-telegram/releases/tag/v0.7.0>
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### mautrix-whatsapp
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[Tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net) again:
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> Sticker bridging works slightly better now and added automatic double puppeting here too.
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### mautrix-cookiemonster
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[Tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net) again:
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> To make the mautrix-facebook and mautrix-hangouts login flow simpler, I'm making a browser extension to eat cookies automatically rather than having the user go into the devtools. It's currently in development and should be ready by next week.
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### maubot
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[Tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net), busiest fellow in the North, again:
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> I finally got around to actually making the maubot [github plugin](https://github.com/maubot/github), which is now spamming commits and other github things in all my project rooms.
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> Next up is per-room config options for webhooks and more matrix -> github actions (currently it's mostly just the github -> matrix webhooks). I might also end up making a more advanced plugin configuration system that supports multiple files, since jinja2 templates in a yaml file isn't that nice.
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## Dept of Clients 📱
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### FluffyChat for Android and iOS in Flutter
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[@krille:ubports.chat](https://matrix.to/#/@krille:ubports.chat) said:
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> MTRNord and me are working on FluffyChat for Android and iOS based on Flutter. You can already check it out if you like. :-)
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> Install using F-Droid: <https://mtrnord.gitlab.io/fluffychat-flutter-fdroid/fdroid/repo/>
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> More info here: <https://www.ko-fi.com/post/FluffyChat-for-Android-and-iOS-S6S71BMEY>
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### Continuum
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[yuforia](https://matrix.to/#/@uforia:matrix.org) said:
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> [Continuum](https://github.com/koma-im/continuum-desktop), desktop client based in Kotlin, version 0.9.34:
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> - Perform database operations in an async way on IO dispatcher
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> - Added loading indicator when loading messages from server
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## Dept of Ping 🏓
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Let's reveal, rank, and applaud the homeservers with the lowest ping, as measured by [pingbot](https://github.com/maubot/echo), a [maubot](https://github.com/maubot/maubot) that you can host on your own server. Join [#ping:maunium.net](https://matrix.to/#/#ping:maunium.net) to experience the fun live, and to find out how to add YOUR server to the game.
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[Tulir](https://matrix.to/#/@tulir:maunium.net):
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> The ping room was upgraded to v5 last weekend. People who joined early got some nice and low pings before everyone rejoined :D
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|Rank|Hostname|Median MS|
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|1|kif.rocks|240|
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|2|maunium.net|260|
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|3|eisfunke.com|298|
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|4|pixie.town|311|
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|5|hackerspaces.be|336|
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|6|synod.im|376.5|
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|7|matrix.vgorcum.com|383|
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|8|flobob.ovh|394|
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|9|aryasenna.net|407|
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|10|lyseo.edu.ouka.fi|418|
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Also, [@lub:imninja.net](https://matrix.to/#/@lub:imninja.net) told us:
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> I created a [#ping:maunium.net](https://matrix.to/#/#ping:maunium.net) compatible bot in PowerShell <https://gitea.lubiland.de/lub/pingposh/src/branch/master>
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Very nice - we don't see a lot of PowerShell in this ecosystem.
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## Final Thoughts 💭
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Work is still happening on **Cross Signing**, patience will be rewarded sooner than you know.
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Half-Shot is working on a fun and genuinely useful **non-chat Matrix application**, more on this soon.
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**36c3 was exciting, exhausing and educational**. Thanks to everyone who made the Matrix Assembly one of the liveliest places around. :D
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## That's all I know 🏁
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See you next week, and be sure to stop by [#twim:matrix.org] with your updates!
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[#TWIM:matrix.org]: <https://matrix.to/#/#TWIM:matrix.org>
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