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WARNING
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WARNING
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.. NOTE::
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.. WARNING::
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The Matrix specification is still very much evolving: the API is not yet frozen
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The Matrix specification is still very much evolving: the API is not yet frozen
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and this document is in places incomplete, stale, and may contain security
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and this document is in places incomplete, stale, and may contain security
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issues. Needless to say, we have made every effort to highlight the problem
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issues. Needless to say, we have made every effort to highlight the problem
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We're publishing it at this point because it's complete enough to be more than
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We're publishing it at this point because it's complete enough to be more than
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useful and provide a canonical reference to how Matrix is evolving. Our end
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useful and provide a canonical reference to how Matrix is evolving. Our end
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goal is to mirror WHATWG's "Living Standard" approach (see
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goal is to mirror WHATWG's `Living Standard <http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ#What_does_.22Living_Standard.22_mean.3F>`_
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http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ#What_does_.22Living_Standard.22_mean.3F) -
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approach except right now Matrix is more in the process of being born than actually being
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except right now Matrix is more in the process of being born than actually being
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living!
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living!
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.. contents:: Table of Contents
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.. sectnum::
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Introduction
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Introduction
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- Pragmatic Web-friendly APIs (i.e. JSON over REST)
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- Pragmatic Web-friendly APIs (i.e. JSON over REST)
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- Keep It Simple & Stupid
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- Keep It Simple & Stupid
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- provide a simple architecture with minimal third-party dependencies.
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+ provide a simple architecture with minimal third-party dependencies.
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- Fully open:
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- Fully open:
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- Fully open federation - anyone should be able to participate in the global Matrix network
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- Fully open standard - publicly documented standard with no IP or patent licensing encumbrances
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+ Fully open federation - anyone should be able to participate in the global Matrix network
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- Fully open source reference implementation - liberally-licensed example implementations
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+ Fully open standard - publicly documented standard with no IP or patent licensing encumbrances
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with no IP or patent licensing encumbrances
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+ Fully open source reference implementation - liberally-licensed example implementations with no
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IP or patent licensing encumbrances
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- Empowering the end-user
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- Empowering the end-user
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- The user should be able to choose the server and clients they use
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- The user should be control how private their communication is
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+ The user should be able to choose the server and clients they use
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- The user should know precisely where their data is stored
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+ The user should be control how private their communication is
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+ The user should know precisely where their data is stored
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- Fully decentralised - no single points of control over conversations or the network as a whole
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- Fully decentralised - no single points of control over conversations or the network as a whole
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- Learning from history to avoid repeating it
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- Learning from history to avoid repeating it
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- Trying to take the best aspects of XMPP, SIP, IRC, SMTP, IMAP and NNTP whilst trying to avoid their failings
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+ Trying to take the best aspects of XMPP, SIP, IRC, SMTP, IMAP and NNTP whilst trying to avoid their failings
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The functionality that Matrix provides includes:
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The functionality that Matrix provides includes:
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- Use of 3rd Party IDs (3PIDs) such as email addresses, phone numbers,
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- Use of 3rd Party IDs (3PIDs) such as email addresses, phone numbers,
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Facebook accounts to authenticate, identify and discover users on Matrix.
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Facebook accounts to authenticate, identify and discover users on Matrix.
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- Trusted federation of Identity servers for:
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- Trusted federation of Identity servers for:
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- Publishing user public keys for PKI
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- Mapping of 3PIDs to Matrix IDs
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+ Publishing user public keys for PKI
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+ Mapping of 3PIDs to Matrix IDs
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The end goal of Matrix is to be a ubiquitous messaging layer for synchronising
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The end goal of Matrix is to be a ubiquitous messaging layer for synchronising
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arbitrary data between sets of people, devices and services - be that for instant
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arbitrary data between sets of people, devices and services - be that for instant
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