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The CommTeam decided to start drafting in Github directly, so people without Wiki access can participate and its more | The CommTeam decided to start drafting in Github directly, so people without Wiki access can participate and its more convenient. | ||
We will use the Wiki as archive. Please proceed to [https://github.com/xsf/xmpp.org/pull/693 Github]. | We will use the Wiki as archive. Please proceed to [https://github.com/xsf/xmpp.org/pull/693 Github]. | ||
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The final Newsletter will be archived here after release. | The final Newsletter will be archived here after release. | ||
If we forgot, please give us a hint! :) | If we forgot, please give us a hint! :) | ||
'''Release: https://xmpp.org/2020/05/newsletter/''' | |||
xmpp:commteam@muc.xmpp.org?join | xmpp:commteam@muc.xmpp.org?join | ||
title: Draft Title - Date | title: Draft Title - Date | ||
date: 2020-04-02 23:40 | date: 2020-04-02 23:40 | ||
author: emus | author: emus | ||
'''Collaboration over the Internet! 07 May 2020''' | |||
'''Intro''' | |||
Welcome to the XMPP newsletter covering the month of April 2020. | Welcome to the XMPP newsletter covering the month of April 2020. | ||
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'''Newsletter translations''' | |||
The translations of the XMPP Newsletter will be released here: | The translations of the XMPP Newsletter will be released here: | ||
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- [Spanish](https://www.jabber.de/) | - [Spanish](https://www.jabber.de/) | ||
'''XMPP Standards Foundation''' | |||
The XSF is renewing its sponsorship for 2020. Many thanks to everyone supporting and especially sponsoring in 2019. We would be happy if your organization were also considering [sponsoring in 2020](https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2020-April/037254.html)! If your organization considers sponsoring for the first time, [our mission may interest you as well](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/mission). | The XSF is renewing its sponsorship for 2020. Many thanks to everyone supporting and especially sponsoring in 2019. We would be happy if your organization were also considering [sponsoring in 2020](https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/2020-April/037254.html)! If your organization considers sponsoring for the first time, [our mission may interest you as well](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/mission). | ||
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'''Articles''' | |||
[Pasis](https://github.com/pasis), maintainer of libstrophe and contributor to profanity, wrote about using the [XML console in profanity](https://profanity-im.github.io/blog/post/xml-console-in-profanity/) for debugging. | [Pasis](https://github.com/pasis), maintainer of libstrophe and contributor to profanity, wrote about using the [XML console in profanity](https://profanity-im.github.io/blog/post/xml-console-in-profanity/) for debugging. | ||
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MattJ (prosody developer) mentioned that, according to Debian popcon statistics, the prosody installations [have doubled since march](https://mastodon.technology/@mattj/104053716175271438). | MattJ (prosody developer) mentioned that, according to Debian popcon statistics, the prosody installations [have doubled since march](https://mastodon.technology/@mattj/104053716175271438). | ||
'''Software releases''' | |||
[Kaidan 0.5.0](https://www.kaidan.im/2020/04/06/kaidan-0.5.0/) - Bam! Check out their new onboarding! | [Kaidan 0.5.0](https://www.kaidan.im/2020/04/06/kaidan-0.5.0/) - Bam! Check out their new onboarding! | ||
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Wow - no late April joke - Conversations released version 2.8.0 adding [audio and video calls](https://twitter.com/iNPUTmice/status/1254662039592742913)! Insane! The German IT magazine heise.de [wrote an article about the new A/V-Feature](https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Conversations-Open-Source-Messenger-mit-Audio-und-Videoanruf-4711187.html). | Wow - no late April joke - Conversations released version 2.8.0 adding [audio and video calls](https://twitter.com/iNPUTmice/status/1254662039592742913)! Insane! The German IT magazine heise.de [wrote an article about the new A/V-Feature](https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Conversations-Open-Source-Messenger-mit-Audio-und-Videoanruf-4711187.html). | ||
'''Servers''' | |||
Guus der Kinderen, from the Ignite Realtime Foundation Board, wrote a short article on [how to setup a STUN and TURN service in Openfire for audio and video calls](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/preparing-openfire-for-audio-video-calls-with-conversations/87828). The improvements for push notifications on iOS (see the post above for Monal) found their way into the [Push Notification Openfire plugin 0.7.0](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/push-notification-openfire-plugin-0-7-0-released/87855). | Guus der Kinderen, from the Ignite Realtime Foundation Board, wrote a short article on [how to setup a STUN and TURN service in Openfire for audio and video calls](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/preparing-openfire-for-audio-video-calls-with-conversations/87828). The improvements for push notifications on iOS (see the post above for Monal) found their way into the [Push Notification Openfire plugin 0.7.0](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/push-notification-openfire-plugin-0-7-0-released/87855). | ||
'''Clients and applications''' | |||
The maintainer of libstrophe, [Pasis](https://github.com/pasis), and contributor to Profanity, created a tool named [xmppconsole](https://github.com/pasis/xmppconsole) which sends raw XMPP stanzas over an XMPP connection and displays the XMPP stream. Main purpose is to study XEPs and debug servers implementation. | The maintainer of libstrophe, [Pasis](https://github.com/pasis), and contributor to Profanity, created a tool named [xmppconsole](https://github.com/pasis/xmppconsole) which sends raw XMPP stanzas over an XMPP connection and displays the XMPP stream. Main purpose is to study XEPs and debug servers implementation. | ||
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Gajim [Development News April 2020](https://gajim.org/post/2020-04-28-development-news-april/): Multi-account handling improvements and polishing for the release of Gajim 1.2. One year after the last release, a beta for the upcoming version is just around the corner. | Gajim [Development News April 2020](https://gajim.org/post/2020-04-28-development-news-april/): Multi-account handling improvements and polishing for the release of Gajim 1.2. One year after the last release, a beta for the upcoming version is just around the corner. | ||
'''Services''' | |||
yax.im updated their servers from prosody 0.11 to [prosody-trunk](https://hg.prosody.im/trunk/file/d0e6d5bc7ea2/CHANGES). Read more about the changes [here](https://yaxim.org/blog/2020/04/23/new-prosody-on-yax-dot-im/). Unfortunately with a first [outage](https://yaxim.org/blog/2020/04/27/multi-day-message-archive-outage/) :( | yax.im updated their servers from prosody 0.11 to [prosody-trunk](https://hg.prosody.im/trunk/file/d0e6d5bc7ea2/CHANGES). Read more about the changes [here](https://yaxim.org/blog/2020/04/23/new-prosody-on-yax-dot-im/). Unfortunately with a first [outage](https://yaxim.org/blog/2020/04/27/multi-day-message-archive-outage/) :( | ||
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[Process One released ejabberd 20.04](https://www.process-one.net/blog/ejabberd-20-04/). Highlight: Support for XEP-0215 External Service Discovery which improves support for audio and video calls. The mod_stun_disco module allows XMPP clients to discover STUN/TURN services. | [Process One released ejabberd 20.04](https://www.process-one.net/blog/ejabberd-20-04/). Highlight: Support for XEP-0215 External Service Discovery which improves support for audio and video calls. The mod_stun_disco module allows XMPP clients to discover STUN/TURN services. | ||
''' | |||
Libraries''' | |||
StropheJS, a XMPP library for JavaScript, has been [released in version 1.3.5](https://github.com/strophe/strophejs/releases/tag/v1.3.5) with bugfixes and removal of support for SASL DIGEST-MD5 auth. | StropheJS, a XMPP library for JavaScript, has been [released in version 1.3.5](https://github.com/strophe/strophejs/releases/tag/v1.3.5) with bugfixes and removal of support for SASL DIGEST-MD5 auth. | ||
'''Extensions and specifications''' | |||
'''Updated''' | |||
- Version 1.18.0 of XEP-0060 (Publish-Subscribe)has been released. | - Version 1.18.0 of XEP-0060 (Publish-Subscribe)has been released. | ||
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Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to-date. | Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/ is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to-date. | ||
'''Proposed''' | |||
The XMPP Extensions Editor has received proposals for new XEPs. | The XMPP Extensions Editor has received proposals for new XEPs. | ||
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URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/password-storage.html | URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/password-storage.html | ||
'''Miscellaneous''' | |||
**Experimental** | **Experimental** | ||
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'''Thanks all!''' | |||
This XMPP Newsletter is produced collaboratively by the community. | This XMPP Newsletter is produced collaboratively by the community. | ||
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'''License''' | |||
This newsletter is published under CC BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ | This newsletter is published under CC BY-SA license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
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