We released Zulip Server 2.0.5 today. This is a security release, containing a handful of cherry-picked changes since Zulip 2.0.4.

Slack is the boss of team collaboration software. Don’t we all know that? But here’s a fact we can’t unknow: Even the best of the bosses make mistakes. They have their own set of flaws. Slack indeed is helpful in several ways. It’s a tool that solves three different issues: team collaboration, communication, and staying up-to-date. Not only did this tool make private and group messaging easy, but also made third-party program integration and file sharing effortless.

Our development team identified a security issue affecting all previous versions of the Matrix Android SDK and, by extension, any Android clients which use the Matrix Android SDK. This includes Riot Android (Google Play and F-Droid) and mini Vector. The issue has been fixed in version 0.9.27 of the Matrix Android SDK and Riot Android 0.9.4. RiotX is not affected, nor are any Matrix clients on any other platform.

The current business infrastructure highlights the progress of mankind. We no longer need to be in the same room with other people to collaborate. People can work from anywhere in the world, given that that place has internet and electricity. Incidentally, nearly four million Americans found their favorite workplace — their own homes. At the very core of this phenomenon are the gig economy and technological progress.

The wait is over, they’re finally here! Message editing and reactions are live on Riot Web (1.3), Riot iOS (0.9.1) and RiotX (0.1.0) on Android!

Attention Matrix fans! Modular has just announced public availabilty of their personal hosted homeservers! Starting at $10/month for a 5-user server, they’re speedy, they’re reliable, and just like their larger cousins come with a custom-branded Riot Web instance and can be used with your existing domain name. And did I mentions there’s a one month free trial? What are you even waiting for!?