XSF Discussion - 2019-05-24

> Seems we kinda forgot about https://opendiscussionday.org/ That's very sad :(

I wonder if Mozilla is looking at XMPP as a replacement for IRC. See https://ahal.ca/blog/2019/fragmented-communication/

Thank you for sharing pdurbin, I will try to take a look at it. KDE moved to Matrix instead.

I personally wouldn't mind if they did choose Matrix (or XMPP)

Both protocols are modern, open and decentralized, and that's what I care about most

The XMPP<->Matrix bridge exists, but still needs some work, I'm sure it will only improve if Matrix expands

if it's interesting enough for Matrix to do so**, which entirely depends on us

(which is fine)

True

Wouldn't they work on the bridge if XMPP gets more popular than Matrix

Seve, yes that's what I said

Or, controversial idea ahead, somebody from our community volunteers to improve the bridge.

Why do the work when we can get people to do it for us? :-°

Is this defined work, e.g., a bunch of github tickets or whatever, or is turning this into a project part of the work?

It's like Daniel didn't write OMEMO implementations in every clients, client devs implemented it :)

Seve, "if XMPP gets more popular than Matrix" uh hasn't it always been?

:)

seriously though? I tend to think XMPP has to have far more servers/users, just because it's older if nothing else

How did bridges evolve in the XMPP world?

moparisthebest: Ask Epic and NATO ✏

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thomas, can we help you?

Zash: we actually _should_ be asking Epic and NATO - hence my emailed request the other day.

no thanks ✏

i just have a try

Guus: So, how would we do that?

contact your friends in Nato, tell them about XMPP, ask if they want to showcase their usage through a testimonial, and if they're interested in working together more in the future.

Yeah, I'm so well-connected with NATO

Epic then. 🙂

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I'd also love to see a story about GCP

i am one of the new xmpp dresden meetup and wanted to ask how to log in to a wiki xmpp account. thanks a lot.

https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Sysops

Then it depends on availability of these people

usually it's instant once you manage to get them :)

To login you would go to https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Special:UserLogin but as pep. notes you need a sysop to create you an account first

(note that they're also all available in this room)

(also note that the process is much faster if you provide the required information with your question)

in sysops it says that i should go to another muc and then ask again, right? so e.g. GeOrG hear in the muc in the other muc ask

Probably prefectly doable to ask here

mondstern: you can ask here or via PM. It would be better anyway because I'm not joined to the other muc from my mobile client.

I need an alias command for the second half of the Sysops page, apparently.