We are attending #IETF126 in Vienna. The #XMPP community is represented at the Hackathon and we are hosting a side meeting on Thursday at 15:00 (Park Suite 4) to introduce the idea of bringing XMPP 2.0 back to the IETF.

Google is now buying access to source code repositories to train their LLMs. This puts the value of the code they previously stole from the open-source community into a whole new perspective.

Ich freue mich auch auf den Vortrag „App-Kompatibilität für alle“¹ von Marvin (@larma) und „Der Reichweitenmythos debunked“² von Stephanie (@ueckueck) auf der #FrOSCon. ¹: https://programm.froscon.org/froscon2026/talk/9cf12e1d-2d18-4ef2-95f5-dffdd26f86e3/ ² […]

Auf der #FrOSCon in St. Augustin darf ich am 15. August noch einmal #UnifiedPush vorstellen. Das ist vermutlich das letzte Mal, dass ich diesen Vortrag in dieser Form halte. https://programm.froscon.org/froscon2026/talk/dd149428-7db9-44b8-8fa2-d023a4940bb9/ Info-Stände zu #UnifiedPush und […]

I’m committed to keeping the quicksy.im XMPP server running for at least 24 months. XMPP servers are extremely efficient. I’m serving the ~1500 concurrent users from a toaster, so the cost of running the server itself was never an issue. Users are however advised to eventually migrate to the […]

People don’t understand that this SMS pumping fraud is organized crime on a mafia level. First, they attack your service to deliberately run up SMS fees (splitting the costs among themselves), and then they turn around and try to extort protection money by selling you a subscription to a service […]

#Quicksy registrations are permanently closed. The project was viable for a long time only because it required minimal effort. However, fighting industrial-scale SMS pumping fraud has become unsustainable, both financially and in terms of workload. The XMPP server will remain online for the […]

Ich war im „Captain, it's Wednesday“-Podcast von GNU/Linux.ch zu Gast und durfte das #UnifiedPush-Projekt vorstellen. Hat mich mega gefreut. Vielen Dank für die Einladung. Wer schon immer mal etwas über Push-Benachrichtigungen ohne Google lernen wollte, dem meine Vorträge aber zu viel sind, kann […]

Oh die neue Folge Captain it's Wednesday ist ja mit @daniel - sofort erstmal runter laden <3 GNU/Linux.ch: CIW186 - Unified Push Webseite der Episode: https://gnulinux.ch/ciw186-podcast Mediendatei: https://gnulinux.ch/podcast/CIW186.mp3 CC @gnulinux #Podcast #UnifiedPush #CIW

Captain it's Wednesday - Folge 186 - Unified Push

Folge 186 des CIW Podcasts. Push-Benachrichtigungen auf Android-Handys ohne Google

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I’m going to be at #FOSSY in Vancouver in August to talk about #UnifiedPush! https://2026.fossy.ca/schedule/presentation/372/ There is also a full 2-day track dedicated to #XMPP.

FOSSY 2026 | Presentation: UnifiedPush - Push notifications. Decentralized and Open Source

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What #Conversations_im did was prove that the technology works. When #Matrix reinvented the wheel as an eventually consistent graph database with a JSON API, they didn't do it because #XMPP didn't work. They did it because their investors were seeking control over the entire stack.

RE: https://gultsch.social/@daniel/116578297080678405 It took Google 9 days to review this release. These insane review times seem to be the new normal. Anyway it’s finally live on Google Play. Enjoy the new search bar and the improved attachment flow. #XMPP #Jabber #Conversations_im

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#Conversations_im 2.20.0 has been tagged with some significant UI work. • The main screen now features prominent access to search and can suggest contacts to you for quick navigation • The media attachment flow has been reworked and is now closer to the input […] [Original post on gultsch.social]

#Conversations_im is currently in the Top 50 most download apps on @fdroidorg. In the messaging category it ranks fairly close to #Element X and has almost 3x the downloads of #DeltaChat. Just to give you a perspective on loudness on social media vs reality […]

#Conversations_im 2.20.0 has been tagged with some significant UI work. • The main screen now features prominent access to search and can suggest contacts to you for quick navigation • The media attachment flow has been reworked and is now closer to the input […] [Original post on gultsch.social]

At this point, the Google Play app review process has become a security liability. I have had an app update for #Conversations_im in the review queue since April 28th. Previously, app updates have been rejected for stupid, hallucinated reasons; this time, we are just being ignored entirely. The […]

A quick reminder that nonprofit simply means an organization has found a creative way to avoid taxes. By itself, it doesn’t tell you anything about the ethics of said organization. #Signal #DigitalIndependenceDay

It's Digital Independence Day again and #Conversations_im, the best Jabber/XMPP client for Android, is currently available for free on Google Play. Enjoy true independence with independent messaging. No central server. No venture capital. No 'non profits' with centralized decision-making […]

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@gajim/116433575527221800 The #XMPP community operates on the principle that good ideas will prevail. Showing a warning when it’s nighttime for a contact has had three independent implementations in a little over a month. We don’t need CEOs. We don’t need kings […]

Ich habe am Rande der Chemnitzer Linux Tage dem Radio T aus Chemnitz (@radiot) ein Interview über #XMPP und die XMPP Standards Foundation gegeben. https://gultsch.video/w/dxT7TYDLuBRNLwTtWKrxR1

Radio T Chemnitz: Interviews von den Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen 2026

Interview von Radio T (@radiot@sachsen-medien.social) mit Daniel Gultsch über XMPP und die XMPP Standards Foundation. Aufgenommen auf den Chmenitzer Linux Tagen 2026. Die ganze Sendung, inklusive e...

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I’m delighted to announce that the OpenPGP implementation in #Conversations_im will see some love over the next ~6 months. Simultaneously, we will be laying the groundwork for OMEMO2 by implementing Stanza Content Encryption. Thanks to funding from @nlnet and the European Commission […]

Gerade mal geguckt: Offenbar war ich 2008 das erste Mal auf den Chemnitzer Linux Tage (inklusive Übernachtung in der Turnhalle) und 2009 habe ich meinen ersten Vortrag gehalten. Über Yacy und andere verteilte Suchmaschinen. https://test.chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2009/vortraege/detail.html.96.html […]

Merle's Vortrag "Warum selbst Signal bei Google und Apple anklopft" ist übrigens eine schöne Ergänzung zu meinem UnifiedPush Vortrag. https://media.ccc.de/v/clt26-143-warum-selbst-signal-bei-google-und-apple-anklopft

Warum selbst Signal bei Google und Apple anklopft

Ich wollte nur Zulip-Notifications auf dem Handy. Also habe ich angefangen, selbst was zu bauen – und bin in ein Rabbit Hole gefallen. D...

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Mein Vortrag über #UnifiedPush von den Chemnitzer Linux Tage ist übrigens auch schon online verfügbar. Diesmal mit Demo und schöner, langer Q/A Runde. https://media.ccc.de/v/clt26-202-unifiedpush

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Push-Benachrichtigungen auf Android-Handys ohne Google. Dezentralisiert und Open Source. Mit Open Source Tools wie microG bekommt man zw...

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Our combined booth for #UnifiedPush and #XMPP at #CLT2026 went great. There was huge interest in UnifiedPush, and we successfully funneled some of that interest into XMPP as well. I think it's a great combination since those projects are ideologically well-aligned, and we will likely do it again.

We are at Chemnitzer Linux Tage with a stand for #XMPP and #UnifiedPush. Come find us and talk to us or grab some stickers or Haribo. #CLT2026 #Jabber

Due to the recent popularity of #Conversations_im, I've already earned more than enough money this month and have decided to make the app free this week. Use this opportunity to onboard friends who might otherwise have a hard time paying for the app […]

A good litmus test for the morality of software is asking the developers if they would let their kids use it. Meta execs: Fuck no! XMPP devs: Yes, that's why I started this project.

We are getting close to having half of Russia onboarded to #Quicksy and me going broke on SMS fees. привет, I guess 👋🇷🇺 #XMPP #Jabber

Something @larma and I have been working on during the #IETF125 Hackathon in Shenzhen: Dino (@dino) and #Conversations_im can now give you a little warning if it's currently the middle of the night for the contact you are chatting with. #XMPP #Jabber

I recently added a display to #Conversations_im showing the number of stanzas (XMPP packets) sent/received in the current session. What are your counts and how long has your session been active? (Account Details -> 'Server info' in the overflow menu.) #XMPP #Jabber