55 lines
2.7 KiB
Markdown
55 lines
2.7 KiB
Markdown
+++
|
||
title = "Moznet IRC is dead; long live Mozilla Matrix!"
|
||
date = "2020-03-03T21:49:00Z"
|
||
updated = "2020-03-03T18:09:39Z"
|
||
path = "/blog/2020/03/03/moznet-irc-is-dead-long-live-mozilla-matrix"
|
||
|
||
[taxonomies]
|
||
author = ["Matthew Hodgson"]
|
||
category = ["In the News"]
|
||
|
||
[extra]
|
||
image = "https://matrix.org/blog/img/2019-12-19-mozilla.png"
|
||
+++
|
||
|
||
Hi all,
|
||
|
||
Heads up that yesterday at 12:00 ET, the Mozilla IRC network was switched off
|
||
after over 22 years of valiant service, and the [mozilla.org Matrix instance is
|
||
now in full production](http://exple.tive.org/blarg/2020/02/20/synchronous-messaging-were-live/).
|
||
You can get at it via the Riot instance at
|
||
https://chat.mozilla.org, by pointing your client at
|
||
https://mozilla.modular.im, or by joining rooms on the mozilla.org server over
|
||
federation via its room directory.
|
||
|
||
We'd like to thank Mozilla again for putting their faith in Matrix, and are
|
||
determined to do everything we can to ensure we're a more than worthy
|
||
successor to IRC; we have big boots to fill :)
|
||
|
||
We've been gathering a huge amount of invaluable FTUE (first time user experience)
|
||
feedback from the commentary in [#synchronicity:mozilla.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synchronicity:mozilla.org) - and we're in the process
|
||
of implementing it over the coming weeks. In particular, we've already implemented
|
||
alphabetic room ordering, custom theming support, and done a bunch more SSO work.
|
||
|
||
The immediate priorities include:
|
||
|
||
* Fixing a regression in jumps/jank when scrolling (fix PRed to develop today)
|
||
* Enabling Mozilla IAM SSO authentication on remaining "interactive user auth" flows (e.g. managing devices)
|
||
* Fixing the UX around selecting server when browsing the room directory.
|
||
* Fixing notification defaults, behaviour and settings UX
|
||
* Better educating users to connect to the mozilla.modular.im if using a random app.
|
||
|
||
Finally, it's worth noting that the [matrix-ircd](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ircd) project is
|
||
seeing some commits again, many thanks to jplatte from the [Ruma](https://ruma.dev/) project - so if you are
|
||
currently despairing the demise of moznet, never fear: you may yet be able to connect to the Mozilla matrix
|
||
server [via IRC](https://xkcd.com/1782/) (authing via Mozilla IAM, of course) and pretend that none of this newfangled Matrix stuff
|
||
exists :D
|
||
|
||
Please keep the feedback coming in [#synchronicity:mozilla.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synchronicity:mozilla.org) - we're gathering it all up into Github (under the mozilla label) as well as a high level [Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yG3pqAWN4JLL_omC1E9W7Gc-jAOqFD0OAr5gig1Yilg/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=106410341666574529833) to help collate everything.
|
||
|
||
thanks,
|
||
|
||
\- The Matrix Core Team.
|
||
|
||
(Comments over at [HN](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22477757))
|