Bug#866502: RFP: riot-web -- Graphical chat client for use with the decentralized matrix communication servers.
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Package name : riot-web
Version : 0.11.4
Upstream Author : Matthew Hodgson <matthew@matrix.org>
URL : https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web
License : Apache 2
Programming Lang: Javascript
Description : Graphical chat client for use with the decentralized matrix
communication servers.
Riot-web is a functional desktop client for use with open Matrix servers. Riot-
web is designed as a group chat client and includes modern chat-adjacent
functionality including file transfer and WebRTC-based video chat. Riot-web and
the underlying Matrix protocol should be of interest for Debian because of the
focus on a secure, distributed, and interoperable infrastructure for
communication and for the fact that it actually runs. The matrix.org
specification site (http://matrix.org/docs/spec/) explains the protocol's
goals/features:
"""
Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for
securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open
federation of servers with no single point of control. Uses include Instant
Messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP) signalling, Internet of Things (IoT)
communication, and bridging together existing communication silos - providing
the basis of a new open real-time communication ecosystem.
"""
In addition to this desktop/web client, free software clients are currently
available for Android (via FDroid) and iOS. The project developers currently
build and distribute packages for Debian via their own repository, available at
https://riot.im/packages/debian/ but direct inclusion in the Debian project
reposiotories would be much preferable.
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