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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1m

Bob’s homeserver cached Alice’s DID→Matrix ID mapping upon initial resolution. Clients can either rely on the homeserver’s cached mapping when displaying the sender handle, or independently re-resolve the DID to verify the current Matrix homeserver and ensure the mapping remains valid.

noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 7h

But instead of an app.matrix.actor.mxid, we could just in fact add the mxid to the DID document… I didn’t think a lot about that solution even if it crossed my mind, I’ll try to think about it, thanks a lot!

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 7h

The main reason was revocability.

By hosting a collection app.matrix.actor.revoked in the PDS, homeservers can subscribe to its firehose to be notified if a user’s DID-to-Matrix mapping changes, ensuring cached homeserver info stays up to date.

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 12h

Just an idea :) One can always dream

I did it in a very short time but it allowed me to put all my thoughts on a diagram

diagram describing a potential did:plc implementation for the matrix protocol

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 12h

I did this diagram so that one can understand the idea, I'm sorry if it's not up to tech standards, I'm not very used to it...

If you have recommendations or questions I would be glad to answer!

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 15h

If this unstable MSC (github.com/matrix-org/m...) is one day implemented. We could identify users via ed25519 keys, and PDS could simply publish a mapping to the state key, allowing an homeserver to send and receive messages for the user.

MSC4243: User ID localparts as Account Keys by kegsay · Pull Request #4243 · matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals

Rendered

github.com

noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 15h

Knowing someone’s handle allow to resolve the user DID. You can set up handles by DNS as you mentioned but also by using the /.well-know/ method (please refer to the official documentation).

Homeservers could act as PDS but they could also allow users with their own PDS to use matrix.

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 15h

I think I gave answer to your thinking in the replies of my post. I think AtProto could at the opposite allow decentralized accounts in matrix.

atproto.com/specs/handle

Handle - AT Protocol

A specification for human-friendly account identifiers.

atproto.com

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 19h

Well it was working a few hours ago :(

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 21h

OAuth is there!!!

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 22h

Boom, account migration

noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 22h

We could also (far future) just consider matrix homeserver to be relays to store and forward messages.

All user messages are stored both in the PDS and on the homeserver. The homeserver can send and receive messages for the account as long as permitted by the PDS (until private key rotation).

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 22h

That would solve the issue about private federation too.

Nobody is forcing you to use the Public Ledger of Credentials, private organisations could use their own and the /.well-known/ endpoints to resolve DID could be authenticated too to protect federation privacy.

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 22h

Replacing @localpart:domain user identifiers by AP handles would be amazing.

Admins could choose to implement a PDS inside their homeserver and use the special /.well-known/ URL method to resolve the DID.

They could also choose to allow users with their own PDS to use their homeserver as a proxy.

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 22h

Is it using this linearized matrix protocol we heard so much about? I think Matthew and Travis tried to push it forward for MIMI but no new since. Sounds very cool!

turt2live.github.io/ietf-mimi-li...

Linearized Matrix

This document specifies Linearized Matrix (LM). LM is an extensible protocol for interoperability between messaging providers, using Matrix's ( matrix.org ) decentralized room model. LM simplifies the...

turt2live.github.io

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Ranga Krishnan @rangakrishnan1.bsky.social · 3d

I speak next week about our work to add E2EE DMs in Bluesky using the Matrix protocol. The event will be live streamed by the Matrix conference.

cfp.2025.matrix.org/matrix-conf-...

We will launch a Bluesky service using this technology soon.

@arathorn.net @kurtopsahl.bsky.social @micahflee.com

E2EE Direct Messaging in Bluesky with Matrix Matrix Conference 2025

See a demo of E2EE encrypted DMs in Bluesky powered by Matrix. We will highlight the simple user experience and other advantages of this approach to adding E2EE to Bluesky.

cfp.2025.matrix.org

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

Okay that’s fine. Have a good day

noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

I think life costs are higher in Mississippi than in the UK, that could explain the wage difference.

We should compare spending power, what are your numbers?

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Christophe Cassou @cassouman40.bsky.social · 2d

"Le fascisme ne se lève pas dans les pays développés comme la tempête en une nuit. Il est d'abord rampant, dissimulé, ordinaire. Il progresse par les mille voies de la haine, avivé par les difficultés économiques. Il s'empare des cœurs avant de pervertir les esprits puis de prendre le pouvoir."

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

(double posting so that the people who click on your repost can see what is this really about)

noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

Hey, it would have been nice to reply to me directly rather than just reposting so that I could give you a proper answer :(

I’m not “white knighting“ anyone, I’m just saying that the poor creator of nooki who didn’t even ask for Jay’s support is not necessarily associated with all this drama

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

Hey, it would have been nice to reply to me directly rather than just reposting so that I could give you a proper answer :(

I’m not “white knighting“ anyone, I’m just saying that the poor creator of nooki who didn’t even ask for Jay’s support is not necessarily associated with all this drama

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

Are you really using GDP per capita as a metric?

I mean if you have five poor people earning 1000 dollars each and one billionaire, the GDP per capita will never represent anything meaningful.

A more interesting metric would be the median, it is free of this “big numbers“ effect.

Maths :)

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 1d

She has nothing to do with it, it is an independent platform, just using the same protocol

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noWay @noway.gabb.fr · 9d

I agree with you that they could block their AppViews and relays from sharing his content but you fundamentally can’t ban someone from a decentralized networks.

BlueSky right-leaning personalities could just start their own AppView are here they go again…

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