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> So, what's an open-source alternative to iMessage XMPP is _the_ standard, with just so many[0] implementations. On mobile, a good choice is ChatSecure, or Ya
by rakoo 13y ago
> So, what's an open-source alternative to iMessage
XMPP is _the_ standard, with just so many[0] implementations. On mobile, a good choice is ChatSecure, or Yaxim if you're on Android.
> that lots of people use
XMPP certainly doesn't meet this criteria, it would have to be IRC... but that's yet another way of modelling your social interactions.
[0] http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/clients/ http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/clients/
- chmars 13y agoXMPP is only a kind of alternative for nerdy users: http://op-co.de/blog/posts/mobile_xmpp_in_2014/ http://op-co.de/blog/posts/mobile_xmpp_in_2014/
- rakoo 13y agoDepends on what you want to do. I admit I didn't know what iMessage was capable of, but the basic features (text, images) are also possible with XMPP. The more complicated ones is a mixture of "the ISPs don't allow that" (I'm thinking accepting inbound connections), "the user needs 3rd party support" (I'm thinking about needing a proxy server for transfers, which most people don't have, but Apple can conveniently proxy transfer through its own servers) and "just do it". The problem with XMPP (or any IM protocol for that matter) is that if nobody uses it, there will be little technical progress, which means few people will use it, etc...