XSF Communications Team - 2025-04-28

> Maybe merge this PR in (once Benson adds the lines) since it's been going on for a while, and I'll make a separate PR for the additional banners? Lines can follow in an update. As there will be another announcement graphic, it will be helpful to modify them together.

emus, badrihippo please take a look at https://github.com/xsf/xmpp.org/pull/1518 when you get a chance. Comments, modifications and alternative ideas/implementations welcome.

Hello everyone

arne, is this ok with you? (from the pad): "Monocles Chat 2.0.6 has been released for Android. This version brings initial captions to files, initial option to pin unencrypted message to top, implements providers list, and the option to register on your own xmpp server among many other new features and improvements."

The link points to https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRelease-v2.0.6

> arne, is this ok with you? (from the pad): "Monocles Chat 2.0.6 has been released for Android. This version brings initial captions to files, initial option to pin unencrypted message to top, implements providers list, and the option to register on your own xmpp server among many other new features and improvements." ❤️ ↺

Hi gnemmi , great, thanks a lot!

You are very welcome!

arne, If you ever want to add some pictures ( or anything else for that matter ) just let me know!

Thank you, maybe we can add one or two screenshots when it doesn't overfill the newsletter

Whenever you want to!. Just let me know. I never added any Monocles pictures because I never know where to find them ( probably due to the fact that Monocles chat doesn't seem to have a landing page of its own )

What do you think about these two:

https://monocles.de/file_share/UlsKDhGQnLhLNsrQX1V6-OFv/Screenshot_20250428_152222.png

https://monocles.de/file_share/6LfnzetA6X7lakfTAsYjLIBk/Screenshot_20250428_152552.png

I think they are perfect!

I can join the side by side and add them as a single picture or add them as two separate ones

That's on you

Do you have a particular caption describing what is it exactly what the pictures are showing ( like, a particular function or feature )

> I can join the side by side and add them as a single picture or add them as two separate ones Both is fine. Maybe two pictures is easier? ↺

Like .. for the first one I would probably go with "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Initial captions to files"

> Do you have a particular caption describing what is it exactly what the pictures are showing ( like, a particular function or feature ) Yes, the first picture shows the initial "pin message to top" feature and "caption to files" feature. The second picture shows the new registration flow. ↺

For the second one: "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Initial captions to files "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Brings a new option to register on your own xmpp server"

Sorry, I messed up. So, for the first one "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Initial captions to files" and for the second one "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Brings a new option to register on your own xmpp server"

ugh

Perfect!

I would correct it to: "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: Initial captions to files and pin message to top" and for the second one "Monocles Chat 2.0.6: New option to register on your own XMPP server or one from the XMPP providers list" ✏

Consider it done! 🤗

Thank you arne !!

Thank you too gnemmi ☺️

Dunno if it fits for the newsletter, but I gave a talk abt selfhosting on Saturday and talked about open standars ... specially abt XMPP

will send the link as soon as it gets published

Sounds good. Why not

> Dunno if it fits for the newsletter, but I gave a talk abt selfhosting on Saturday and talked about open standars ... specially abt XMPP 👍 ↺

slides are in spanish coz if was for FLISOL

arne: is there an xep for that message pinning?

> arne: is there an xep for that message pinning? Unfortunately not. And it's just locally on the device. ↺

It would be great to have an XEP of it. ✏

Indeed. Maybe later we can create one. I plan to improve this anyway

> will send the link as soon as it gets published https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/events/flisol-caba-2025/activity/637/ Direct link to presentation file https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/media/talks/2025-04-26-flisol-caba-utn-inspt-selfhosters-heroes-modernos-thecoffemaker.pdf ↺

> https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/events/flisol-caba-2025/activity/637/ > > Direct link to presentation file https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/media/talks/2025-04-26-flisol-caba-utn-inspt-selfhosters-heroes-modernos-thecoffemaker.pdf This could be shared over YunoHost group chats. xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join ↺

>> https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/events/flisol-caba-2025/activity/637/ >> >> Direct link to presentation file https://eventol.flisol.org.ar/media/talks/2025-04-26-flisol-caba-utn-inspt-selfhosters-heroes-modernos-thecoffemaker.pdf > This could be shared over YunoHost group chats. > xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join > xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join sure! ↺

> This could be shared over YunoHost group chats. > xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join > xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join Done for xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join I can not join to xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join due to certificate error. ↺

>> This could be shared over YunoHost group chats. >> xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join >> xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join > Done for xmpp:yunohost-xmpp@muc.chapril.org?join > I can not join to xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join due to certificate error. ❤️ ↺

I have no transcription of it and event organization didn't record the talk neither 🫠 ... but will try to make a post of it on the upcoming weeks

I have created a couple of videos of Blasta and Rivista. One is 10 minutes and the other is 8 minutes. It took me over 50 minutes to present them at the Berlin XMPP Meetup. The videos were made after the presentation. My next online presentation would have a pre-recorded video, which would save time for discussion and questions.