matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-spec
Ability to disable federation by default for a HS
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A-Client-Server
feature
- Dominant language
- HTML
- Stars
- 330
- Forks
- 150
- Avg merge
- 2h 21m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 3
Description
There's a great proposal from Pablo for a spec extension to let clients know if a homeserver creates rooms with federation turned on or off by default - e.g. if as a security measure it assumes should start off unfederated. We need to sign off on the proposal.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue refers to Pablo's proposal for a Matrix spec extension, but names no files, tests, or entry points. Read the linked proposal and the surrounding homeserver federation specification first, then identify the criteria for signing off on the extension and document the agreed outcome.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100