Any plans to focus on Riot as a, let's say, WhatsApp/Signal alternative too from what it actually seems as of now which is just being Slack/IRC alternative?
And with that any chances an easier way of having an ID/username? @<user>:matrix.org seems extremely easy and convenient for me but may not be the same for my friends and family without whom any messaging platform is useless.
PS. Totally rooting for you guys! I wish Signal was federated though.
Riot is already a pretty servicable Signal / WhatsApp alternative. You can start conversations by username or email in one on one rooms that you can encrypt and they show up as separate entries besides the groupchats in Riots UI.
> And with that any chances an easier way of having an ID/username? @<user>:matrix.org seems extremely easy and convenient for me but may not be the same for my friends and family without whom any messaging platform is useless.
Matrix emphasizes the use of third-party IDs (3PIDs) via dedicated identity servers. The idea is to link your Matrix ID (@user:server) to other identifiers like your email or phone number. Then you can use those to log in and other users can find you using them too.
And with that any chances an easier way of having an ID/username? @<user>:matrix.org seems extremely easy and convenient for me but may not be the same for my friends and family without whom any messaging platform is useless.
PS. Totally rooting for you guys! I wish Signal was federated though.