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Matrix is a free and open, secure, decentralized protocol for real-time communication, also known by the name of one of its clients, Element.
In recent years, the need for supporting digital tools for team collaboration has increased. A central tool is a team chat. According to Wikipedia, a chat refers to “electronic communication by means of written text in real time, usually via the Internet”. (Source). With a messenger team members can make each other aware of current information and especially share links (hyperlinks / links) for further collaboration (e.g. for finding appointments, collaborative writing, planning events, editing data, code, mind maps,). Due to the lack of a centralized offer so far, many teams at TU Berlin have been looking for their own solutions, some of which are privacy-critical or cannot be linked to other systems.
In order to meet the demand for real-time communication, the open communication protocol Matrix was introduced in a pilot operation at the TU Berlin in october 2020, after a comparative analysis of several potential solution options. In april 2022, the pilot operation was transferred to regular operation.
Please mail general questions to the ticket-system of InnoCampus: matrix-support(at)innocampus.tu-berlin.de
In addition, problems and solutions can be discussed together in the #support:matrix.tu-berlin.de by describing the issue, so that everyone else can learn through transparent exchange.
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