@vor @daniel @MxVerda
You don't have to leave Signal to join the federated #XMPP network.

While it might be true that only a few (or maybe none) of your friends actively uses XMPP... Is this a good reason for not making a change?

I've seen people promoting Feburary, 1st 2025 as a #globalswitchday to leave questionable services.

If you are thinking of switching your instant messaging app: Please consider switching to #XMPP to enhance your digital sovereignty.

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A picture with a text on the left side: "Imaging that you can switch your instant messaging app whenever you want to and you can still communicate with each of your contacts in encrypted chats and groupchats. XMPP - The Open Messaging Standard". On the right side there are logos of the XMPP apps Quicksy, Monal, Conversations, Snikket, monocles chat, Gajim, Dino and a text saying "... and many more". The apps are connected via an XMPP logo which shows that all those apps can communication with each other because they are using the same standard. There is an additional text on the right side saying "The apps are ready. Are you ready too?".

❗ News 📣 :
For the global switch day monocles chat will be available for free in the Playstore (01.02. - 07.02.):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.monocles.chat

Take your chance and switch to the XMPP network

#globalswitchday #XMPP #monocles #monocleschat #messenger #chat #jabber #otr #omemo #pgp #opensource #openpgp #sustainability #e2ee #endtoendencryption #privacy #security

#XSF Summit 27

Today is the second day discussing diverse topics around the #XMPP #protocol!

Participate: https://xmpp.org/2024/11/xmpp-summit-27/#participation

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #standard

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@maple @menel you can use #xmpp with easy onboarding just like with any of these centralized chat systems:

1. just install an app (conversations, monal, Dino, gajim), create an account on some server (these apps usually provide a list to pick from) and you are good to go. Mostly like email (e.g. choose a provider, create an account there and configure your mail app to use it)

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On my way to Brussels! I'll be attending the annual #XMPP Summit and #FOSDEM, and I'm looking forward to the next few days immensely!

Nerding out on #opensource, open communication standards and meeting up with old friends is one of the highlights of my year.

Let me know if you are around! Maybe we can meet up!

#XSF Summit 27

We are starting soon discussing diverse topics around the #XMPP #protocol!

Participate: https://xmpp.org/2024/11/xmpp-summit-27/#participation

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #standard

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On my way to Brussels for the 27th #XMPP Summit.

Loving the new interior of the ICE trains.

Monal 6.4.10 (Build 1029, PR #1380) released.

- Don't accept forbidden control characters as chat input
- Update ssdp implementation to version 0.4
- Fix some more bugs

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

@Jeff @snikket_im @gajim ah, I should have mentioned it: snikket im is an easy to install #xmpp server for family and friends deployments based on the well known prosody.im #xmpp server and developed by one of the prosody devs.

It has a nice web interface to simplify maintenance even further and can be installed via docker and other means.

@contrapunctus
I find it very strange to recommend #XMPP in response to this issue. Modern XMPP clients transmit media out-of-band by uploading the files to HTTP server using https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0363.html and then sending the URL: https://docs.modernxmpp.org/client/protocol/#http-upload. XMPP clients then get an https:// URL and have to download directly from it exposing their IP to the server. It is trivial to setup a server logging IP addresses, upload an image there and send the URL to the victim.
@adbenitez @rysiek