Embrace, extend and extinguish. That's was the strategy behind Google's adoption of the open protocol #XMPP, which eventually died from it. And it will be the strategy when Facebook attempts to extinguish the #fediverse via #threads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish For at longer story and analysis, read here: https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)
How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) écrit par Ploum, Lionel Dricot, ingénieur, écrivain de science-fiction, développeur de logiciels libres.ploum.net
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MattJ
•Please don't fuel the rumours that XMPP is dead. It's very much alive! 🙂
As you said, XMPP is an open protocol. It does not depend on entities like Google to keep it alive.
Just like the Fediverse is alive without Meta.
Tom :damnified:
•correct. I've been using XMPP for many, many years with my friends any family. Server and client software is still actively developed and it has gained new features in the recent years.
EEE is a often-mentioned theory that does not necessarily apply to the fediverse. Maybe, but maybe not. XMPP has had some more problems back when its popularity peaked, such as problematic mobile device support and missing features. Also see this interview with @Gargron : https://flipboard.video/w/cTBu4HusskGTuPBahqm6WY
correct. I've been using XMPP for many, many years with my friends any family. Server and client software is still actively developed and it has gained new features in the recent years.
EEE is a often-mentioned theory that does not necessarily apply to the fediverse. Maybe, but maybe not. XMPP has had some more problems back when its popularity peaked, such as problematic mobile device support and missing features. Also see this interview with @Gargron : https://flipboard.video/w/cTBu4HusskGTuPBahqm6WY
Flipboard Video
2023-12-20 16:18:06