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- Matrix (https://matrix.org) is an open protocol for secure, decentralised
+ <div style="float:left; padding: 10px"><img src="logo.png" style="max-width: 400px" /></div>
+ <p><a href="https://matrix.org">Matrix</a> is an open protocol for secure, decentralised
communication - defining an end-to-end-encrypted real-time communication layer
for the open Web suitable for instant messaging, VoIP, microblogging, forums and
- more. We publish Matrix as an open standard (https://matrix.org/docs/spec) under
- the open governance of the non-profit Matrix.org Foundation (https://matrix.org/foundation),
+ more. We publish Matrix as an <a href="https://matrix.org/docs/spec">open standard</a> under
+ the open governance of the non-profit <a href="https://matrix.org/foundation">Matrix.org Foundation</a>,
and release Apache-licensed reference implementations of the protocol for server,
client SDKs, bots, bridges & more. Some users may recognise Matrix via client
- apps such as Element (https://element.io, formerly Riot).
+ apps such as Element (https://element.io, formerly Riot).</p>
- Matrix works
+ <p>Matrix works
by replicating conversation history across servers which participate in a given
conversation, ensuring that ownership of the conversation is fully decentralised:
no single server owns or controls the conversation, just as git repositories are
more like a global decentralised object database with realtime pubsub semantics,
rather than a traditional message-passing protocol. The protocol defines HTTPS+JSON
APIs as a baseline, but more efficient transports and encodings are supported
- and encouraged.
+ and encouraged.</p>
- The public Matrix network on the internet has over 26M
+ <p>The public Matrix network on the internet has over 26M
addressable users spread over ~60K servers, ranging in size from personal RPis
through to massive deployments for organisations including Mozilla, the Wikimedia
Foundation, German schools in Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg, and the entirety of
- the French Government.
+ the French Government.</p>
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