@daniel We all just pretend the Matrix protocol with federation, builtin E2E encryption and several open source client and server implementations does not exist.

So, what is IRC?

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1459

"Jabber—or XMPP, as it became known after standardization through the #IETF—remains the only truly vendor-independent, federated instant messaging platform."

@daniel

#JabberDay is a good time for #contemplation.
Let's think about what we like most about #Jabber.

For me most important: #XMPP is truely #universal!

It's for private #chat like Briar or Delta,
it's for group chat like IRC or Matrix,
it's for #IoT like MQTT or AMQP,
it's for #socialNetworks like ActivityPub or Diaspora.

What's important to you?

@daniel That post contains more words and information than the article it refers to!

@daniel As far as I can tell, work on the standard has slowed down due to being more and more complete. This is good for projects implementing it.

I think the entire ecosystem is on a good path. It needs fair competition between companies and community projects. Let's wait another 2 years and see what we get.

@daniel Element only develops the Rust and JS SDKs. And the libOLM crypto library of course. All other SDKs are community projects.
On the server side, there is Conduit which forked into conduwuit which forked into Tuwunel which will eventually reach maturity, if the moon is in the right phase. The phone number mapping service is controlled by the foundation. You could use alternative ones or none.

I think Matrix is getting there eventually.