if i switch the discord chat that my band uses to Element/Matrix what are the things that are going to be bad for my less techie bandmates?
@xinniw off the top of my head
- slowness (especially if using matrix dot org, unless theyve improved on that lately)
- two different versions of Element for Android (you probably want the classic one)
- but Element Classic on Android randomly stops syncing new messages here until i force stop and restart (not sure how widespread this is)
- some lack of feature parity between Elements on different OSes
@xinniw if using encrypted rooms:
- various headaches around verifying new devices
- messages getting the "not verified" warning even when everything looks ok
- "unable to decrypt" problems are now rarer but still happen occasionally
@xinniw if self-hosting the homeserver:
- aaaaaaaaaaa
ok i guess this part is hidden from the non-techies
Edited 4d ago