XSF Communications Team - 2022-01-07

i do not like this term. a service provider provides a service to people that can not do it themselves. I love the "one plate, one cook, one fireplace" philosophy behind xmpp. the total and absolute federation. a world without service provider.

I like that too, but not everybody can do everything themselves

and we shouldn't exclude such people from XMPP

Otherwise they end up with "easier" services exploiting their needs

Any recommendations how to clarify this term?

Does the term service provider need clarification?

I think so, ever since I listed myself there ages ago. It seems a bit ambiguous to me, exactly what a "service provider" is. But maybe that's the point :)

I see listed there providers of XMPP services (e.g. XMPP domain hosting), which is the first thing I think of when I see "service provider" in the context of XMPP

But also listed are folks doing consulting, which is a different thing

Maybe XMPP Consulting & Service providers

wow MattJ - this thing went really viralt over the new year: https://fosstodon.org/web/@xmpp/107479459006191793 ✏

emus: viral? Really?

you dont like that expression?

I think he meant "Is 39 boosts viral?"

this ist 200% more than other posts

:)) Sam right