[$] France enters the Matrix

Matrix is an open platformfor secure, decentralized, realtime communication. Matthew Hodgson,the Matrix project leader, came to FOSDEM to describe Matrix and report on its progress. Attendees learned that it was within daysof having a 1.0 release and found out how it got there. He also shed some light onwhat happened when the French reached out to them to see if Matrix couldmeet the internal messaging requirements of an entire national government.