Regarding KDE Chat Solution

[Ilmari Lauhakangas]

I see it rather as not moving away from IRC, but IRC moving towards 
modernity and thus remaining a viable protocol.

Regards,

Ilmari


On 21.02.2018 12:35, Ilya Bizyaev wrote:
> Hello Severino! :)
>
> I am glad you mentioned XMPP, and in fact I also see it and 
> https://kdetalk.net/ as an alternative.
>
> I am participating in a project that aims to develop a cross-platform 
> XMPP client, Kaidan: https://github.com/kaidanim/kaidan
> It uses Kirigami as a UI toolkit and libgloox for the backend.
> It is still very basic, but we already have some users, so there 
> clearly is interest.
>
> Best regards,
> Ilya.
>
>
> ---- On Вс, 18 фев 2018 23:56:18 +0300 *Severino Ferrer de la Peñita 
> <seve at mailbox.org>* wrote ----
>
>     Hello everyone.
>
>     When I was at FOSDEM this year, I was told about KDE moving away
>     from IRC and looking for something else.
>     I'm not involved in KDE as an active contributor or developer, but
>     I'm a happy KDE software user, so this felt really close to me.
>
>
>     After trying to follow the discussions on the mailing list, I was
>     hugely surprised that XMPP was not being mentioned.
>     That encouraged me to send this email.
>
>     I don't know if someone else already asked for the same thing. I
>     apologise if that's the case.
>
>
>     I have created this table:
>     https://github.com/SeveFP/KDE_IM_Requirements/wiki/XMPP-Table
>
>     based on the one at https://community.kde.org/IM_Survey_Results
>
>     I was not sure if I was allowed to modify the current table at
>     https://community.kde.org, that's why I started creating one by
>     myself first, to let you check it.
>
>     It has been a long time, trying to check all emails and blog
>     posts. If there's any requirement empty it's probably because I
>     didn't understand what it means.
>
>
>     Let me point out that XMPP is a safe bet for years to come, as
>     it's a widely deployed living standard.
>     Being this such an important move, I would like you to think about
>     XMPP as an option.
>
>     Personally, KDE has been doing awesome work with KTP and I would
>     love to see more work in this direction with XMPP.
>
>     Also, a mention to https://kdetalk.net/ is well deserved.
>
>     The XMPP community is really great, welcoming and active. Don't
>     hesitate to approach it, you won't be disappointed!
>
>
>     Thank you for your time,
>
>
>     Severino Ferrer de la Peñita.
>
>
>

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