Notices by Debacle (debacle@framapiaf.org)

@alatiera

Fortunately, I never had to use #flatpak yet, thanks to #Debian.

@lxo @daniel @daltux @isadora @helenfernanda @snikket_im @ejabberd @prosodyim

AFAIK, #Conversations offers domain hosting on their #ejabberd. I.e. they could (in theory) grab all your metadata, sell it, and send you daily reminders to buy #MobileCoin from them. However, as you own your domain, you could export your data ("XEP-0227: Portable Import/Export Format for XMPP-IM Servers") and move elsewhere. Also, Conversations is hosted in the #EU, i.e. #GDPR applies until #FriedrichMerz kills it.

@daltux @lxo @isadora @helenfernanda

Sorry for changing language, but my pt_BR does not exist 😞

There are various providers to host your own #XMPP domain or your own complete #Jabber server.

E.g. #conversations (same people as the Android client, i.e. @daniel) or #Snikkett by @snikket_im and many more.

The former is based on #Ejabberd by @ejabberd, the latter on #Prosody by @prosodyim.

Can I haz #LetsEncrypt alternative in #EU, pleaze?

@letsencrypt

#LE #certbot #TLS #CA #certificateAuthority #digitalSovereignty #EuropeanUnion #Europe #ACME

@HistoPol @thevril @pluralistic

#XMPP is used by billions of people in the closed, non-free manifestation of Whatsapp, Google FCM, and applications like Zoom, Fortnite, Grindr, and many more. At least, that shows us, that the techology works.

XMPP or #Jabber in the sense of an open and free #federation is a niche, indeed. Network effect, lack of marketing and very often lack of appealing client design are to blame. Jabber just does not have multi million VC funding.

Is #Invidious finally dead and buried for good? So, #RIP and let's move all our #video content to #Peertube? Other ideas?

#Fediverse #culturalHeritage #freeCulture

Asking for a frie^W … my boss:

Kennt jemand eine Anwältin oder einen #Anwalt im Bereich #Datenschutz und #Medienrecht, idealerweise in #Berlin?

Am besten jemand, der #DSGVO usw. ernst nimmt und nicht wie ein/e Steuerberater/in nur die Schlupflöcher sucht 🙂

Dankeschön!

#Hilfe #Frage #GuterRat

@kravietz

"And I don‘t know a single #sweatshop happy about #labour safety laws either."

"And I don‘t know a single #pimp happy about #sexworkers rights either."

"And I don‘t know a single chemical #waste dump happy about #environment protection rules either."

If #JDVance criticises our #GDPR, the #EU did it right!

#privacy #humanRights #EUpol

@streetcoder @lanodan @aks @debian

Yes, #Debian gets frozen (or: is in freeze) when #testing becomes #stable. Still, when the process is done, calling it e.g. frozen instead of stable would (maybe!) reduce the confusion esp. of new users, who wrongly believe, stable Debian only has "stable" (= bug-free) software. The term has a double meaning, which is OK for those who know, but bad for newbies. Any other term than "stable" might be better 🙂

https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2025/01/msg00004.html

@lanodan @aks

Renaming "#stable" to "#frozen" sounds like a good idea. Being a DD myself, I never heard it before. Or don't remember it.

#Debian @debian

@jens @mastodonmigration

Signal, Threema and similar "alternatives" to Whatsapp are siloed, walled gardens.

For our #digitalSovereignty, we need to have technology like the #fediverse, that does not depend on the Amazon cloud and can be shutdown by Jeff B. or DJT at their will.

In the case of #instantMessaging, this technology exists since 1999 and is called #Jabber or #XMPP.

A very easy to use app to join that network is #Quicksy (Android, iOS). Why not give it try?

Strange to say that as a #Debian developer: I did watch #ToyStory 1, but didn't like it. Naturally, I never watched the sequels.

#buzz #rex #bo #hamm #slink #potato #woody #sarge #etch #lenny #squeeze #wheezy #jessie #stretch #buster #bullseye #bookworm #trixie #forky #duke #sid

@aral

As I said: "Can be problematic."
Greenpeace is probably right, not sure.
Maybe I would take the money and try to turn it against the donators, but would this work?

@aral

I still see a difference between being sponsored by $EVILCOMPANY and plattforming $EVILBILLIONAIRE.

The former can be problematic, but I accept it as more or less necessary. The latter is a horrible mistake.

#FOSDEM2025

@mayloo89

I use #Jabber/#XMPP mainly and Matrix only indirectly via the #slidge gateway.

When I started using Jabber in 2014, Matrix did not exist. And now I don't have a reason to migrate.

Both Jabber and Matrix are free, open, and federated, i.e. better than any walled garden, like Signal or Whatsapp.

En todo caso conectame por mi JID (Jabber id) que encontrás en mi perfil.

@ErikJonker

Government organizations (also political parties, NGOs, etc.) should choose a platform, that they control themselves, i.e. #digitalSovereignty instead of #vendorLockin!

That excludes Whatsapp, but also Signal, Telegram, Threema and other walled gardens.

#Jabber/#XMPP, Matrix and some others are suitable.

@valhalla @Jerry @_elena

Talking of onboarding #Jabber, #Prosody by @prosodyim has a very nice invitation system:

https://blog.prosody.im/great-invitations/

It allows users of an #XMPP server to invite others, which again can invite more people etc.

@_elena @Jerry

I got most of family and friends to #Jabber by not having centralised (i.e. WA, Signal, Telegram etc.) options myself. Only #XMPP, email, snail mail postcard. Many took the first option, some the second, very few the third.

Most are still on WA for everyone else but me, but that's their #digitalHealth issue, not mine.

@Jerry @_elena

Or maybe I'm too annoying to them, when they don't like my favourite IM 🙂

@codeDude

Not sure, if that helps you. If not, ignore me.

I'm too lazy to run my own IRC-#XMPP bridge, but there are various public #Jabber servers with biboumi.

E.g., my IRC nick is registered on #OFTC and I use it via the #biboumi instance of #movim.eu.

Movim also seems to have #slidge bridges to Telegram, Discord, and Matrix, but I don't use them, because I run my own XMPP gateway to Matrix. And don't use Telegram or Discord.