tkr<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://babka.social/@kolev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kolev</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chirp.social/@Yiddish" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Yiddish</span></a></span> Hi,</p><p>only regret, took me about 15 years to know about <a href="https://c.im/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a>.<br>only 2, to get know about <a href="https://c.im/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a>.</p><p>If i would had to choose now, I would take <a href="https://c.im/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xmpp</span></a>, forever... far of being the best :<br>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/encrypted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>encrypted</span></a> comm with <a href="https://c.im/tags/omemo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>omemo</span></a> protocol<br>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/various" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>various</span></a> clients, <a href="https://c.im/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a> or <a href="https://c.im/tags/applications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>applications</span></a>, on several <a href="https://c.im/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platforms</span></a>/#OS (<a href="https://c.im/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a>)*<br>-can handle <a href="https://c.im/tags/voice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voice</span></a>/#video communicaton (<a href="https://c.im/tags/jingle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jingle</span></a> protocol)<br>-<a href="https://c.im/tags/uncentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uncentralized</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a><br>-far more <a href="https://c.im/tags/lightweight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightweight</span></a> than <a href="https://c.im/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a>.</p><p>it's a bit the cousin of sip for telephony over ip... but matrix just get the big part of cake with millions ;)<br>I saw in serveral months several disadvantages of matrix, going to become the "<a href="https://c.im/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerds</span></a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/whatsapp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whatsapp</span></a>" as <a href="https://c.im/tags/discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discord</span></a> is, somewhat..</p><p>on my own, for people I know well : either XMPP, or SIP. If not, emails, phone and SMS..</p><p>*I strongly recommend <a href="https://c.im/tags/dino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dino</span></a>-im for computers (and <a href="https://c.im/tags/postmarketos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>postmarketos</span></a> - it manages <a href="https://c.im/tags/jingle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jingle</span></a>), <a href="https://c.im/tags/monal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monal</span></a>/#quicksy for <a href="https://c.im/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conversations</span></a>/#quicksy for <a href="https://c.im/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> (<a href="https://c.im/tags/fdroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fdroid</span></a>)</p>