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Full ack. But then try connecting with your non-tech friends using XMPP or IRC. Won't do.
by m_st 6y ago
Full ack. But then try connecting with your non-tech friends using XMPP or IRC. Won't do.
- SamWhited 6y agoThat depends on the client; Quicksy (https://quicksy.im/ https://quicksy.im/) makes contact discovery pretty easy.
- defanor 6y agoNon-technical people (friends and family) seem to be fairly comfortable using Conversations on their smartphones, and converse.js seems quite user-friendly in a web browser. But it indeed doesn't always work, and there are people with whom I "only" communicate via phone, email, and in-person.
- addicted 6y agoWasnt Google Talk XMPP? It was highly successful and used by ordinary folks all over.
- MattJ100 6y agoYes. Google's longest-running messaging service, according to https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/ Also they don't advertise it, but it's actually still running... just no new features, no compatibility with Hangouts/etc. and of course they disabled federation.