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@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ That’s when I realized that I prefer protocols over services.
I didn’t have much success back then, I didn’t have much success back then,
but fortunately, XMPP (and I hope I have too) but fortunately, XMPP (and I hope I have too)
has continued moving forward over the past two decades. has continued moving forward over the past two decades.
It has developed slowly, sometimes awkwardly, but still. It has developed slowly, sometimes awkwardly, but steadily.
Here I won’t talk about why XMPP is great or how to use it. Here I won’t talk about why XMPP is great or how to use it.
You can check You can check
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ aren’t available on desktop at all,
and so on. and so on.
All commercial so-called "secure" messengers, like Signal or WhatsApp, All commercial so-called "secure" messengers, like Signal or WhatsApp,
end up with pretty much the same limitations, end up with pretty similar limitations,
because it's tricky to make end-to-end encrypted chats because it's tricky to make end-to-end encrypted chats
work the way users expect. work the way users expect.
@ -76,13 +76,14 @@ convenience or user expectations.
Many XMPP clients let you do almost anything you’re trying to do. Many XMPP clients let you do almost anything you’re trying to do.
Sometimes it’s clunky and unintuitive, Sometimes it’s clunky and unintuitive,
sometimes it’s the kind of freedom that lets you shoot yourself in the foot. sometimes it’s the kind of freedom that lets you shoot yourself in the foot.
At the end of the day, you’d better understand what you’re doing.
It might sound messy, but XMPP actually It might sound messy, but for that price, XMPP actually
gives you a lot of handy features. gives you a lot of handy features:
Your chats are secured with Signal-grade end-to-end encryption, your chats are secured with Signal-grade end-to-end encryption,
and you can use as many devices as you want, and you can use as many devices as you want,
all at the same time, all at the same time,
without being tied to any single service. without being tied to any proprietary service.
This post is here to show how to use it intentionally and safely. This post is here to show how to use it intentionally and safely.
In general, the XMPP experience today In general, the XMPP experience today