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IMHO XMPP / Jabber is the best Instant Messenger (IM) protocol (feddit.dk)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by privsecfoss@feddit.dk to c/foss@beehaw.org

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It is battle tested, standardized, widely used, have open source servers and apps, end-to-end encryption (OMEMO), self-hostable and are low on ressources and federated / decentralized.

I use it with family and friends. Conversations and blabber.im on android and Gajim on Linux. There's also apps for windows and Apple.

Curious if anyone here use it and why, why not?

EDIT: Doh. In these Lemmy times I forgot federated. Added.

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[–] Senseibu 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think it should be incorporated into Lemmy as a chat function. Also been thinking if I could develop it, I have experience with XMPP from an application my employer creates.

[–] GraceGH@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Do we have to give every forum a chat function? I don't want anyone and everyone to be able to dial me up to talk about my internet post history

[–] ShittyKopper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Considering the fact that there is a special field in user profiles for a Matrix handle, I imagine upstream would prefer something Matrix-y instead.

Of course I can't speak for anyone involved. Especially if someone else is thinking of writing the code themselves.