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#telodendria-issues:bancino.net;Report bugs and issues.
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#telodendria-patches:bancino.net;Submit code patches to the project.
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.TE
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.Sh RATIONALE
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I want a lightweight Matrix homeserver designed specifically for OpenBSD,
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and other Unix-like operating systems. I want a homeserver that can be
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developed and compiled with built-in tools. I want it to function entirely
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on a base OS install without having to install any packages whatsoever. I've
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found that as far as these goals are concerned, the existing homeserver
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implementations fall short. This project aims to prove that Matrix homeservers
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can be lightweight and written in such a way that very few, if any, third-party
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libraries need to be pulled in.
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.sp
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I also want to learn how Matrix works, and I want to understand the code I'm
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running on my server, which is why I'm writing every component from scratch,
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even the HTTP server and router.
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.sp
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The advantage of using a flat-file database instead of a real database is that
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your data remains in a format that is incredibly easy to digest. Backups are
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incredibly easy as well\(emjust
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.Xr tar 1
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up the data directory and you're good to go.
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.Sh PROJECT GOALS
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The goals of this project are generally divided into user goals and developer
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goals, depending on who they impact the most. This isn't an exaustive list
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of
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.Nm 's
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goals, but it is a list of things that I want to prioritize, because other
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server implementations lack them.
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.sp
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The user goals are as follows:
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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To implement the latest Matrix specification as fully and completely as possible.
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All features defined by the specification should eventually be present in
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.Nm .
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.It
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To be a production-ready Matrix server capable of handling a lot of users.
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.Nm
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should have good performance in many diverse environments. It should scale up
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well for large instances, such as the
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.Pa matrix.org
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instance, and yet also be able to scale down to an embedded or peer-to-peer
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device.
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.It
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To be easier to get up and running, and yet also be more configurable than other
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Matrix homeserver implementations. The configuration file should be flexible,
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well-documented, and easy to understand and modify. An intuitive command-line
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tool for administrative tasks should also be available.
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.El
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.sp
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The developer goals are as follows:
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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To have as few build and runtime dependencies as possible. It should be possible
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to compile and run
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.Nm
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on any POSIX operating system right out of the box.
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.Nm
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should be fully statically-linked, so it can run under a
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.Xr chroot 3 .
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Furthermore, it should be possible to read all the documentation offline, and
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without any overly complicated tools. You'll notice that this documentation is
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a collection of
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.Xr man 1
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pages, not HTML or Markdown, to remove the dependency on a browser or Markdown
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parser. Any Unix-like system has a manual page viewer, which makes the
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documentation more accessible, even on remote systems that have no graphical
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interface to read the documentation. This ensures that you can read the
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documentation for the installed version of
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.Nm
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without having to go online.
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.It
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To have a simple yet elegant workflow, and not depend on any large or complex
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development tools such as code forges. The entire development workflow should
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be able to be successfully and efficiently completed on a base OpenBSD install.
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Of course, you don't have to use OpenBSD for development, but the point is that
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the workflow should require fairly standardized and simple tools.
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.It
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To write clean, elegant, well-tested, and well-documented code. The goal is to build
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a Matrix homeserver from the ground up, not just because I don't like the way existing
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homeservers are implemented, but also because I want to learn how Matrix works,
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make it more accessible, and potentially teach others a little bit along the way.
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.It
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To foster a welcoming community. Many big communities such as Linux and OpenBSD
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have hostile leaders.
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.Nm
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shouldn't have a hostile leader. I want to be as understanding as I can, and talk
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through issues politely and in a civil manner. If I'm failing in this way, don't
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be afraid to call me out!
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr telodendria 8 ,
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.Xr telodendria.conf 5 ,
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site/index.html
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site/index.html
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<p>
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<b>Telodendria</b>'s documentation is distributed with the source
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code as <code>man</code> pages, which contain all of the information
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on how to build the source, configure it, as well as contribute to
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the project. The <code>man</code> pages are also available online
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for convenience:
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on what <b>Telodendria</b> is, what its goals are, how to build the source,
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configure it, as well as contribute to the project. The <code>man</code>
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pages are also available online for convenience:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="telodendria.7.html">telodendria(7)</a> - Introduction</li>
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<li><a href="telodendria.8.html">telodendria(8)</a> - Command line</li>
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<li><a href="telodendria.conf.5.html">telodendria.conf(5)</a> - Configuration</li>
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<li><a href="telodendria.conf.5.html">telodendria.conf(5)</a> - Configuration file</li>
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<li><a href="td.8.html">td(8)</a> - Build script and patch instructions</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="project-status">Project Status</h2>
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</li>
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<li>Add other message <code>div</code>s for notes and warnings.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="rationale">Rationale</h2>
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<p>
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I want a lightweight Matrix homeserver designed specifically for
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OpenBSD and other Unix-like operating systems. I want a homeserver
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that can be developed and compiled with built-in tools. I want it
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to function entirely on a base OS
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install without having to install any extra packages whatsoever.
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I've found that as far as these goals are concerned, the
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existing homeserver implementations fall short. This
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project aims to prove that Matrix homeservers can be lightweight and
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written in such a way that very few, if any, third-party libraries
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need to be pulled in.
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</p>
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<p>
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I also want to learn how Matrix works, and I want to understand the
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code I'm running on my server, which is why I'm writing every
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component from scratch, even the HTTP server.
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</p>
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Telodendria is written entirely in portable ANSI C. It depends on
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no third-party C libraries other than the standard POSIX C library.
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The only thing you need to run it is a reverse proxy with HTTPS support,
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such as <code>relayd(8)</code>, and a directory that data can be
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written to. Everything Telodendria needs to run itself is compiled
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into a single static binary, and the source code can be built
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anywhere, right out of the box. This makes it suitable for running
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in a <code>chroot(8)</code> environment.
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</p>
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<p>
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Telodendria doesn't use a database like all the other homeservers.
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Instead, it operates more like email: it uses a flat-file data
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structure similar to Maildir to store data. The advantage of this is
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that it saves server maintainers from also having to maintain a
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database. It greatly simplifies the process of getting a Matrix
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homeserver up and running, and it makes it highly portable. It also is
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extremely easy to back up and restore with base tools; just
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<code>tar(1)</code> up the directory, and you're good to go.
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</p>
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<p>
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Telodendria is developed and tested on OpenBSD, but you'll find that it
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should just run on any POSIX operating system without modification.
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</p>
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<h2 id="project-goals">Project Goals</h2>
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<p>
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The goals of this project are generally divided into <i>user goals</i>,
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and <i>developer goals</i>, depending on who they impact the most. This
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isn't an exhaustive list, but it is a list of things that I want to
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prioritize, <i>because other server implementations lack them</i>.
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</p>
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<p>
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The user goals are as follows:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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To implement the latest Matrix specification as fully and completely as
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possible. All features should eventually be present in <b>Telodendria</b>.
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<li>
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To be a production-ready Matrix server capable of handling a lot of
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users. Telodendria should have good performance in many diverse
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environments. It should scale up well for large instances, and yet also
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be able to scale down to a peer-to-peer device.
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</li>
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<li>
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To be easier to configure than any of the other Matrix homeserver
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implementations. The configuration file should be flexible,
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well-documented, and easy to understand and modify. An intuitive
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command-line tool for administrative tasks should also be available.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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The developer goals are as follows:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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To have as few external build and run dependencies as possible. It
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should be possible to compile Telodendria on any POSIX operating
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system right out of the box, and have it be totally statically linked,
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ready to run under a <code>chroot(8)</code>. You'll even notice that
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the documentation is written in HTML directly, not Markdown, to remove
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the dependency on a Markdown parser and renderer.
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</li>
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<li>
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To have a simple yet elegant workflow, and not depend on any large
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or complex development tools, such as code forges. The entire
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development workflow should be able to be successfully and efficiently
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completed on a base OpenBSD install. Of course you don't have to use
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OpenBSD for development by any means, but the point is, the workflow
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should not require a lot of tools.
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<li>
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To be written in clean, elegant, well-tested, and well-documented
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code. The goal is to build a Matrix homeserver from the ground up, not
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just because I don't like the way existing homeservers are implemented,
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but also so I can learn how Matrix really works, and maybe even teach
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others along the way.
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</li>
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<li>
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To foster a welcoming community environment. Many of the big communities
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such as Linux and OpenBSD have fairly hostile leaders. <b>Telodendria</b>
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shouldn't have a hostile leader. I want to be as understanding as I can,
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and talk through issues politely and in a civil manner. If I'm failing
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in this way, don't be afraid to call me out!
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="getting-support">Getting Support</h2>
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<p>
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<b>Telodendria</b> is designed to be fairly straightforward, but that
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