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PAN African Strategic Studies<p>The PAN African Strategic Studies Initiative is confidently unifying her presence across social networks by transitioning its Mastodon account from "<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PANAFRICANSSI" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PANAFRICANSSI</span></a></span>" to "panafricanssi@ngportal.com".</p><p>This is an exciting development as we embrace our new identity in the Fediverse and enhance our messaging capabilities through the ActivityPub and XMPP protocols, respectively, using the same account.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SNAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/panafrican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>panafrican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automation</span></a></p>
El Pirrata<p>Una cosa te digo: sería mucho más fácil traerse a la gente a <a href="https://masto.es/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> si los clientes tuvieran unas interfaces bonicas en lugar de ciertos truñacos que asustan nada más abrirlos y les hacen correr de vuelta a guasap.</p>
Debacle<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@Anarcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Anarcat</span></a></span></p><p>I'm not a huge fan of "individual <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/selfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfHosting</span></a>", but prefer "<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> self-hosting". Because of <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/lorryFactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lorryFactor</span></a> and danger of overwork. Self-hosting for ones family has additional risks, given that some families are dangerous places.</p><p>I'm co-maintaining the <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> server of the local <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> Internet club we founded in 1995 🙂</p><p>We give people a free and federated alternative to closed silos such as Whatsapp or Signal.</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/digitalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/UseJabberDoCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UseJabberDoCrime</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a></p>
Charlotte Aten<p>Getting started with XMPP/Jabber and PGP for federated, encrypted messaging</p><p>This is a short thread where I explain how I started using the XMPP protocol and PGP encryption for secure messaging. I am not a security expert, but I am a mathematician and I am confortable with the Linux command line. This guide is for people who want to use PGP for secure messaging easily. You will need to be okay with typing commands into the Linux command line in order to do this, but I will tell you exactly what to enter.</p><p>Part 1: XMPP</p><p>Mastodon is like email, but for social media. You sign up for an account with a server, and then you can talk with any other accounts that are signed up on other servers, as long as your servers are getting along. (No one wants emails from the sketchy spam server, and we want to be able to choose between Yahoo, Gmail, etc.) XMPP (a.k.a. Jabber) is the same thing for text messaging.</p><p>Just like signing up for an email/Mastodon account, you need to sign up for an account. You can find a list of servers at <a href="https://list.jabber.at/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">list.jabber.at/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> and will probably at least need to provide an email addess when making an account.</p><p>Once you have made an account, you need a client. On Linux, I've been having a good time using Dino (<a href="https://dino.im/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dino.im/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). You can then enter your account name and password to log into your XMPP account and start chatting! There are both public rooms and you can also message directly with your friends.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Dino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dino</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MonoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonoclesChat</span></a></p><p>(1/4)</p>
Pirate Praveen<p>For people from India, we have a razorpay page as well, which would save on currency conversion costs / transfer fees (two ways). See <a href="https://prav.app/donate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">prav.app/donate</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for razorpay option.</p><p>You can also volunteer to go to these events. Contact us if you can go to any events near you and promote Prav. We can arrange leaflets, stickers etc.</p><p><a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/Prav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prav</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a></p>
Pirate Praveen<p>We are looking to raise funds to provide bursaries to people promoting <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/Prav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prav</span></a> / <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> in different conferences / events. Unlike Operating System or Office Suite, messaging apps is not only personal choice.</p><p>We have setup a dedicated fund for this:<br><a href="https://opencollective.com/pravapp/projects/event-bursaries" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opencollective.com/pravapp/pro</span><span class="invisible">jects/event-bursaries</span></a> </p><p>We have some funds from <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/PravConf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PravConf</span></a> sponsorship, but more would help us support people going to many more events like <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/BiharFOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiharFOSS</span></a> or <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/LucknowFOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LucknowFOSS</span></a> where we don't have many local community members.</p><p><a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://social.masto.host/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxmom.net/@vkc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vkc</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em></p><p>The only safe comms are <em>real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a></em> as in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PGP</span></a>/MIME with <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a></em> of <em>all the keys</em>!</p>
Graham Perrin<p>The road to mainstream Matrix [LWN.net]</p><p><a href="https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1009932/572571cd50cc094b/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1009932</span><span class="invisible">/572571cd50cc094b/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>matrix</span></a></span> </p><p>"Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications. …"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a></p>
Caleb כָּלבֿ<p>What's the downside to <a href="https://babka.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> all the things?</p><ul><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> </li><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Pleroma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pleroma</span></a> </li><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> </li><li>NAS</li><li>Mail</li><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Jellyfin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jellyfin</span></a> </li><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Forgejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forgejo</span></a> </li><li><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Snikket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snikket</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> </li></ul><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/IndieWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>
Pepe<p>Al final conseguí montar el servidor XMPP en casa. Les he creado a mi novia y familia una cuenta y llevamos una semana usándolo.</p><p>Es una maravilla y es muy divertido no depender de empresas para mandar mensajitos a mis familiares.</p><p>El día que más he abierto Whatsapp esta semana ha sido el jueves y lo he usado 6 minutos, se siente muy bien.</p><p>Edit: se me pasó poner el <a href="https://masto.es/tags/Alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alt</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a></p>
Fedi.Video<p>Thunderbird is a free open source communications suite (supports email, RSS, XMPP, IRC, Matrix, Usenet). They have an official video account at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilvids.com/accounts/thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird@tilvids.com</span></a></span> </p><p>They've already posted 29 videos, if these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at <a href="https://tilvids.com/a/thunderbird/videos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tilvids.com/a/thunderbird/vide</span><span class="invisible">os</span></a></p><p>They also have a general social media account at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@thunderbird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thunderbird@mastodon.online</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FeaturedPeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeaturedPeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Thunderbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thunderbird</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Email" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Email</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Usenet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Usenet</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubers</span></a></p>
Charlotte Aten<p>I've switched to lurking here for a while due to the effects the current political situation in the US is having on me. I am making some big changes to how I do things, including how I livestream and host various products of my math research. I'll be posting about the steps I take as I take them.</p><p>I have switched from <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> to <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Librewolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Librewolf</span></a> on my desktops. This was pretty easy since I have been storing my bookmarks as a plain text file on my desktop for a while now. Very portable. I just wish <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/VideoDownloadHelper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoDownloadHelper</span></a> worked on Librewolf.</p><p>I am looking into <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> now and trying to find a server to sign up for. Does anyone know any with open registration?</p><p>I have also recently gotten into <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> again, and am excited to get more familiar with the <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Pidgin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pidgin</span></a> client on desktop.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/federation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a></p><p>Edit: Hi <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@librewolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>librewolf</span></a></span> !</p>
someodd<p>Join my chatroom, say hello! Let's talk gopher and nerdy stuff!</p><p>XMPP: <a href="xmpp:%23main%25irc.someodd.zip@irc.xmpp.someodd.zip?join" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">xmpp:</span><span class="ellipsis">%23main%25irc.someodd.zip@irc.</span><span class="invisible">xmpp.someodd.zip?join</span></a></p><p>IRC: ircs://irc.someodd.zip/#main</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/irc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irc</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/smallnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallnet</span></a></p>
Vagrant Cascadian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Andromxda" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Andromxda</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@scy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mollyim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mollyim</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@simplex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>simplex</span></a></span> </p><p>I see at least one <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Grandma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grandma</span></a> using <a href="https://floss.social/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> on a daily basis...</p><p>Grandmas were cranking out complicated engineering tasks well before many of us were born... they just do not usually get the credit for it...</p><p>Grandmas are people of variable and varied skills and abilities, just like any other humans.</p>
HackLab LibreTICs<p>Gajim 2.0.0 ha sido liberado</p><p>Gajim migra su toolkit de interfaz de usuario a GTK 4, que aporta mejoras de rendimiento y establece el terreno para que las grandes características sigan. ⏩ </p><p>Además, este lanzamiento trae mejores previsiones de imagen, mejores herramientas para combatir el spam, y mucho más.</p><p>Todos estos cambios sólo fueron posibles tocando mucho de la base de código de Gajim, y apreciamos todos los comentarios recibidos de la comunidad.</p><p><a href="https://mast.lat/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://mast.lat/tags/softwarelibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwarelibre</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gajim.org/post/2025-02-28-gajim-2.0.0-released/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gajim.org/post/2025-02-28-gaji</span><span class="invisible">m-2.0.0-released/</span></a></p><p>Vía: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span></p>
Gajim<p>Gajim 2.0.0 has been released 🎉</p><p>Gajim migrated its user interface toolkit to GTK 4, which brings performance improvements and sets the ground for great features to follow. ⏩ </p><p>Additionally, this release brings improved image previews, better tools for fighting spam, and much more.</p><p>All of these changes were only possible by touching a lot of Gajim’s code base, and we appreciate all the feedback we got from you. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gajim.org/post/2025-02-28-gajim-2.0.0-released/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gajim.org/post/2025-02-28-gaji</span><span class="invisible">m-2.0.0-released/</span></a></p><p>Support us: <a href="https://liberapay.com/Gajim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">liberapay.com/Gajim</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p>Even though <a href="https://c.im/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> *itself* has sound security - taken in isolation - it's always moored in an ecosystem (that of smartphones which run <a href="https://c.im/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> or <a href="https://c.im/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>) which, by default, have <a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> set up to shoulder-surf Signal, sending reports back to the mothership. In <a href="https://c.im/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>, that AI is called "<a href="https://c.im/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> Intelligence", and in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>, it's called <a href="https://c.im/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> Assistant. Repeat, these are on by default. *Only a small percentage of your family, friends, colleagues, and fellow country-persons will pain-stakingly disable these.*</p><p>Sure, Signal itself is secure by default, but "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link". And the weakest link is the ecosystem which Signal is moored in - that of smartphones policed and patrolled by AI, which report back to their respective motherships *in a strong majority of cases*.</p><p>Alternatives like <a href="https://c.im/tags/Deltachat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deltachat</span></a> (for normies willing to open their wallets/purses to rent an auto-crypt-compatible email address) and <a href="https://c.im/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> (easily free to use, however realistic and mature only for non-iOS/#MacOS-users at present) have comparable E2E encryption. Deltachat and XMPP *don't* require smart-phone "moorings" - thereby making it much more realistic to dodge the almost-pervasively AI-patrolled ecosystems.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
leChris :mastodon:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eliasp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eliasp</span></a></span><br>Es gibt nicht nur Signal. Siehe Artikel &amp; Empfehlungen (abhängig von Sicherheitsbedürfnis &amp; Vertraulichkeit) - Quelle:<br><a href="https://www.kuketz-blog.de/messenger-matrix-uebersicht-vergleich-der-aktuellen-messenger/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuketz-blog.de/messenger-matri</span><span class="invisible">x-uebersicht-vergleich-der-aktuellen-messenger/</span></a></p><p>Folgende Messenger haben eine Empfehlung bekommen - hier zusammengefasst nach <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Zielgruppe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zielgruppe</span></a>, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Herkunft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Herkunft</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Betriebssystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betriebssystem</span></a> (<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Mobil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobil</span></a> / <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a>):</p><p>1) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> - <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Einsteiger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Einsteiger</span></a> - <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Schweiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schweiz</span></a> - für iOS &amp; Android &amp; Desktop (Win, macOS, GNU/Linux)<br>2) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> - Einsteiger - <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> - für iOS &amp; Android &amp; Desktop (Win, macOS, GNU/Linux)<br>3) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Monal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monal</span></a> (<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>) - <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Fortgeschrittene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortgeschrittene</span></a> - US / DE - für iOS &amp; Desktop (macOS) - siehe <a href="https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_XMPP-Clients" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_</span><span class="invisible">von_XMPP-Clients</span></a><br>4) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Element" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Element</span></a> (<a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a>) - Fortgeschrittene - <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> / <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DE</span></a> - für iOS &amp; Desktop (diverse Clients für Win, macOS, GNU/Linux - siehe <a href="https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)<br>5) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conversations</span></a> (XMPP) - Fortgeschrittene - DE - für Android (siehe <a href="https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_XMPP-Clients" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_</span><span class="invisible">von_XMPP-Clients</span></a>)<br>6) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Briar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Briar</span></a> - Nerds, Aktivisten, Journalisten - int. Team - für Android und Desktop (Win, macOS, GNU/Linux)</p><p>Link zur Messenger - Matrix:<br><a href="https://www.messenger-matrix.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">messenger-matrix.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@OhWeh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OhWeh</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@threemaapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>threemaapp</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@inaruck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inaruck</span></a></span></p>
Yvan<p>Install <a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/eJabberd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eJabberd</span></a> they say, it'll be easy they* say!!</p><p>We can send messages to each other using <a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> desktop clients or the converse.js web client I've set up at a URL, but been bashing my head against file/image uploads for a couple of hours now. Was some funky systemd/filesystem protection shit going on and I fixed and now I don't have an error about file permissions... instead the whole thing just silently fails. 🤣 </p><p>* Nobody really said this, except for the voices in my head... they're always telling me to do stuff, that it'll be easy... they're liars</p>
Yvan<p>Anyone here run a "lightweight" <a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> server? There seem to be a few options.</p><p>I'm looking for something to replace Mattermost, which is what I replaced Slack with. This used to be for business/team comms but now it is just how Kat and I mainly communicate things online like lists, links, etc. We mainly want and use a web UI for this, but would also like to be able to talk to it with a native phone app that can do alerts/etc.</p><p>It needs to be able to at least handle some basic formatting and images.</p><p>I've looked into a few options around <a href="https://toot.ale.gd/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> or Matrix and could go either way but feel Matrix may be the way to go.</p>