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"It is just one out of literally dozens of available text messaging apps" It baffles me people are still saying this. You can only message people that are usi

"It is just one out of literally dozens of available text messaging apps" It baffles me people are still saying this. You can only message people that are using the SAME messaging app as you. I can't just up and switch apps and expect my 30+ friends and relatives and housemates and coworkers to switch with me!

51Cards 6y ago
Not if you are content to send SMS/MMS messages. I text all of my friends, clients, and family networks and avoid propritary platforms and none of them have ever complained.
boogies 6y ago
> You can only message people that are using the SAME messaging app as you. No, Matrix supports bridging with about two dozen protocols,¹ many of which support multiple clients (at least 7: IRC, RSS, Email, SMS, Mastodon, libpurple —actually a library supporting multiple protocols including IRC and XMPP— and Twitter) — some of which have dozens if not hundreds of clients. ¹IRC, Slack, RSS, Gitter, Discord, RocketChat, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Email, SMS, Mastodon, libpurple, GroupMe, Skype, WeChat, Tox, Mumble, Twitter, Mattermost, Keybase (Edit: this one was discontinued), Google Hangouts, Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Signal — https://matrix.org/bridges/ https://matrix.org/bridges/
- upofadown 6y ago
  The linked to page does not mention XMPP...
  - boogies 6y ago
    Right, it mentions libpurple (represented by the purple square https://matrix.org/bridges/#libpurple https://matrix.org/bridges/#libpurple), which is a library (probably best known for use in the Pidgin frontend) that can use 10 protocols without plugins, including XMPP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software)#Supported_protocols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software)#Supported_pr...
    - upofadown 6y ago
      OK. Perhaps a better way to approach the issue: What XMPP address format can I use to talk to a Matrix user ID? ... and vice versa...

51Cards 6y ago

Not if you are content to send SMS/MMS messages. I text all of my friends, clients, and family networks and avoid propritary platforms and none of them have ever complained.

boogies 6y ago

> You can only message people that are using the SAME messaging app as you. No, Matrix supports bridging with about two dozen protocols,¹ many of which support multiple clients (at least 7: IRC, RSS, Email, SMS, Mastodon, libpurple —actually a library supporting multiple protocols including IRC and XMPP— and Twitter) — some of which have dozens if not hundreds of clients. ¹IRC, Slack, RSS, Gitter, Discord, RocketChat, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Email, SMS, Mastodon, libpurple, GroupMe, Skype, WeChat, Tox, Mumble, Twitter, Mattermost, Keybase (Edit: this one was discontinued), Google Hangouts, Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Signal — https://matrix.org/bridges/ https://matrix.org/bridges/

upofadown 6y ago
The linked to page does not mention XMPP...
- boogies 6y ago
  Right, it mentions libpurple (represented by the purple square https://matrix.org/bridges/#libpurple https://matrix.org/bridges/#libpurple), which is a library (probably best known for use in the Pidgin frontend) that can use 10 protocols without plugins, including XMPP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software)#Supported_protocols https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin_(software)#Supported_pr...
  - upofadown 6y ago
    OK. Perhaps a better way to approach the issue: What XMPP address format can I use to talk to a Matrix user ID? ... and vice versa...