I get it, but I just don’t get why wouldn’t they just follow other govs’ steps and just set up a matrix server instead. It’s already available and proven.
You have no idea how complex it is to develop E2EE software. At least they could go with self hosted Matrix (in fact they already do in some departments!). Matrix is even designed to be extensible!
I get it, but I just don’t get why wouldn’t they just follow other govs’ steps and just set up a matrix server instead. It’s already available and proven.
💶 Money.
French companies will now get contracts and profit off of taxpayer dollars.
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It’s not good if it doesn’t result in a better deal for the public.
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Because sometimes that only results in worse features with more overhead. Not everything is interchangeable with the press of one button.
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You have no idea how complex it is to develop E2EE software. At least they could go with self hosted Matrix (in fact they already do in some departments!). Matrix is even designed to be extensible!
Because they could be paying more money for a worse product or service.
It’s not beneficial to take a worse deal just because you’re making domestic people richer instead of foreign ones.
That’s actually what they’re doing. They built their own messenger based on Matrix.