Mathesar on Matrix¶
For realtime chat, we use Matrix (similar to Slack, Discord, Mattermost, Zulip, etc).
Joining¶
- To start, join our “General” Matrix channel.
- When prompted to “Choose an app to continue”, select “Element”.
- If you’re new to Matrix, you’ll need to create an account. If you already have a Matrix account, you can use it here, even if that account is hosted on a different Matrix homeserver.
- If you want to use a desktop or mobile app, we recommend installing Element. There are other clients too.
- The “General” channel that you’ve just joined is for high-level discussion and announcements about the project. Most of our day to day discussion happens in other channels. Look through the list of rooms below and join the ones for topics you’re interested.
Information
Note: If you’re a GSoC aspirant, join our “Mathesar - Mentoring Programs” Matrix channel and introduce yourself there instead of in the “General” channel.
Chat rooms¶
A list of Mathesar related chat rooms is below. You’ll need to individually join whichever chat rooms interest you. Click the link under “Address” to join the room, follow the same instructions as above.
You may also want to join our Matrix Space to keep Mathesar related chats organized. If you don’t know what a Matrix Space is, here’s an overview.
General discussion¶
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - General | #mathesar:matrix.mathesar.org |
High-level discussion and announcements about Mathesar. |
| Mathesar - Users | #users:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussion for Mathesar users (as opposed to Mathesar developers/contributors). |
| Mathesar - Off Topic | #offtopic:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussion about random topics, not necessarily related to Mathesar. |
Code¶
These channels focus on day-to-day engineering work.
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - Code | #code:matrix.mathesar.org |
Technical or code-related discussion. |
| Mathesar - Backend | #backend:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to backend code specifically |
| Mathesar - Frontend | #frontend:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to frontend code specifically |
| Mathesar - Code Review | #code-review:matrix.mathesar.org |
Requests for code review. See Code Review Guidelines |
| Mathesar - Infrastructure | #infrastructure:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to Mathesar installation, setup and other infrastructure |
| Mathesar - i18n | #i18n:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to Mathesar imternationalization |
Design & Product¶
These channels focus on day-to-day design and product work.
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - Design | #design:matrix.mathesar.org |
Design-related discussion. |
| Mathesar - Product | #product:matrix.mathesar.org |
Product-related discussion. |
| Mathesar - Design Review | #design-review:matrix.mathesar.org |
Requests for design review. See Design Review Guidelines |
| Mathesar - Documentation | #documentation:matrix.mathesar.org |
Discussion about our documentation |
Projects¶
These channels focus on specific projects.
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - Data Modeling | #data-modeling.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to data modeling projects |
Community¶
These channels focus on community building activities.
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - Marketing | #marketing.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to promoting Mathesar |
| Mathesar - Mentoring Programs | #mentoring.mathesar.org |
Discussions related to mentoring programs such as GSoC |
| Mathesar - Code for Japan | #code-for-japan:matrix.mathesar.org |
Bridge to the #proj-mathesar channel on the Code for Japan Slack |
Maintainers workflow¶
These channels assist the Mathesar maintainers in our workflow.
| Name | Address | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Mathesar - Internal | #internal:matrix.mathesar.org |
Used for conversations about day-to-day work. |
| Mathesar - Standup | #standup:matrix.mathesar.org |
The Mathesar team’s daily standup. |
| Mathesar - Wiki Review | #wiki-review:matrix.mathesar.org |
Requests for wiki page review and associated discussion. |
| Mathesar - GitHub Updates | #github:matrix.mathesar.org |
Automated notifications of new GitHub activity. |
| Mathesar - Wiki Updates | #wiki-updates:matrix.mathesar.org |
Automated notifications of new GitHub activity ONLY on the wiki repo. |