Who defines standard internet protocols and how is XMPP one of them??? “Standard internet protocols” are DNS, HTTP, TLS, etc.
Who defines standard internet protocols and how is XMPP one of them??? “Standard internet protocols” are DNS, HTTP, TLS, etc.
VCs suck, but Matrix is open source, everyone can self-host their own server, write their own client or even fork the entire protocol.
It isn’t proprietary either
What part of Matrix is proprietary? It’s not an app, instead, it’s an open protocol that can be used by anyone to build a messaging app or host a server.
The Free Software Foundation Europe has an awesome initiative called Public Money Public Code where they try to convince lawmakers to use as much open source software as possible when using public funds. I really hope they succeed.
I agree
I think this is a rhetorical question
Discord is an absolute piece of garbage, it’s not a good messaging app, definitely not a good place to host a community (seriously, I don’t understand why some communities saw Discord as an alternative after the Reddit API changes), and most importantly, it’s spyware. The company doesn’t have a business model and it was founded by a guy who is notorious for creating random shit that’s not economically sustainable at all. I don’t understand why anyone would use this shit. This video outlines everything that’s wrong with Discord: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uvNkdAggUGU
You’re right, I edited my original comment to include advice on how to do this
Maybe try Startpage, it gives you Google results without exposing your data to Google.
Maybe try Startpage, it gives you Google results without exposing your data to Google.
It sends your search to google but without connecting your search with your ip.
Not true
I don’t get it either
!g sends you to the Google website, obviously Google gets your IP, browser fingerprint, etc. that way
Nah, Windows always does that on its own. No intervention required.
Windows doesn’t even have a proper terminal lol
Don’t use proprietary Tampermonkey, switch to Violentmonkey
Startpage gives you Google search results without exposing your data to Google. It’s better for your privacy.
TIL that XMPP is defined in an RFC. You’re correct, I wasn’t aware of that. I really don’t understand why the IETF take such a decision though. I don’t know why these guys are defining high-level protocols for things like messaging at all.
But back to your earlier points:
This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. Matrix has E2EE while using a “non-standard” protocol. So does Signal, in fact, it created the strongest E2EE protocol out there.
Every new project that is created increases fragmentation. So does Revolt, Discord, Skype, WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, etc. These all use “non-standard” protocols.
Also, the author of RFC 6120 is a Cisco employee, how is a multinational corporation better than a VC-funded startup? XMPP is an open standard, just like the Matrix protocol. It doesn’t matter who created it.