Info Group | Item | Detail |
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Basic Info | Name | Mattermost, often abbreviated to MM |
Status in XR | Recommended option for general purpose messaging for Activists and Volunteers | |
Application | Type Web based application accessible from web browser and mobile Apps, open source | |
Functionality | Messaging platform allowing both Public and Private areas. MM is sometimes referred to as a FOSS version of "Slack" | |
URLs | https://organise.earth/xr-netherlands | |
Business Impact | Stakeholders | |
Importance | Essential messaging platform shared amongst all Activists and Volunteers. | |
Security | MM is quite open, with most of its content available to all users. Private Channels offer reasonably good security. Messaging during events and other operations is best handled by Signal or Telegram | |
GDPR Status | Assessment needed | |
Licensing, commercial | Licensing status | |
Third party support | ||
Technical Info | Backups | |
Hosting | XR Private Hosting | |
Client requirement | Works with any modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge). Also has client applications for Windows, Linux, IOS. And mobile apps for Android, IPhone. See downloads page | |
Mobile client | No mobile apps, but the webforms for recruitment and signup work ok on Mobiles. | |
People | Typical users | All XRNL |
Subject Matter Experts | ??? ??? in Tech team | |
Typical usage | All | Communication between Teams and Circles, both Nationally and Locally. |
Standard User Setups | ?? ?? | |
Documentation | User manuals etc | Docs at Mattermost.com |
Wiki pages | Wiki page with info for Mattermost end users | |
Community | Mattermost | Resources for end users linked from the Wiki page with info for Mattermost end users |
Backstory | Why | This is the communication platform that is primarily used to communicate and coordinate with everyone within Extinction Rebellion.This platform was set up to replace Slack, such that XR teams can organise themselves privately, on non-commercial,non-US-government-accessible, community-owned-and-operated infrastructure - all protected under strict Swiss data-privacy laws.Furthermore, this server runs directly from renewable energy, making it mission coherent with XR as a whole. If you find yourself here, and wish to join, please ask your local coordinator for an invite link |
Structure of URLs to Mattermost Channels | |||||
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Level | Description of Level in Mattermost |
Examples | Sample link to XR Haarlem Town Square |
Display Name of MM Team or MM Channel |
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First | 1st is the Server | Always organise.earth | organise.earth | n/a | |
Second | 2nd is the Team | Examples xr-netherlands, xr-haarlem | xr-haarlem | XR Haarlem | |
Third | 3rd is the Channel | Example town-square | town-square | XRHlm Town Square | |
Full URL: https://organise.earth/xr-haarlem/channels/town-square - Clickable link | |||||
Note that there are also "Display Names" associated with both the MM Team and the MM Channel. Those display names do not form part of the URL. |