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Matrix is decentralized but its not federating in a way like activity pub is doing
ActivityPub isn't the only way to federate.
Matrix is federating the same way email does. Anyone can spin up their own server. And if they want anyone can spin up their own software. That's what federation is. Different servers agreeing on how to communicate with each other.
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No that's decentralization, federating is when you can share the info natively outside the platform.
I'm not even sure that makes sense.
Federating is based on protocols not platforms. And what does it mean to share natively if not using the protocol?
That’s a distinction that only matters to nerds.
Luckily most of us on here are nerds so it’s all good.
How so? It's certainly very similar.
The matrix protocol enables federation between different instances running different homeservers between users using different clients.
But all those clients are matrix, not say some discord, some fluxer, some stoat, etc.
All activitypub platforms are activity pub. Also, matrix is a protocol, not a client. There's tons of clients for matrix (element/element x being the main one).
Yes?
"Matrix" is the protocol.
The equivalent is ActivityPub, not discord, fluxer or stoat.
How is that different?
What do you mean?
And what benefit justifies yet another standard?
In this day and age we need as many open source e2e encrypted alternatives as possible.
Matrix is a protocol, not an “App”. We would all benefit if everyone stopped doing their own thing, and started to push stuff for Matrix.
Huh? ActivityPub is also a protocol, now with this feature, why does that extra feature stop people from using Matrix?
Matrix has a list of specs, and ActivityPub has a different list, there may be some overlap but what's the problem here?
Matrix does not connect natively to discord as an example, every user of a matrix protocol is still within matrix
Activitypub doesn't connect natively to my toaster.
Sounds like you need to upgrade your toaster, noob.
So? Does anything connect to discord, legally and natively?