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== What determines relevancy? ==
== Contributors: What determines relevancy? ==


The submission must ideally be a blog or article about XMPP/Jabber and/or
The submission must ideally be a blog or article about XMPP/Jabber and/or
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which don't contain information on XMPP, won't be included.
which don't contain information on XMPP, won't be included.


== Submissions ==
Make sure you read the [[Basic communication guide for XMPP techies]]


=== Articles ===
== Newsletter editors: TODO/checklist ==
 
For the newsletter editors:
 
# Collect links in this wiki page, read and validate content
# Copywriting so it is readable by humans
# Add images
# Add clear CTA
# Subject line and preview text
# PR on website git repo for blog post (Markdown, Pelican), and peer review
# Analytics from latest newsletter in spreadsheet
# Newsletter via Tinyletter
# [[Twitter scheduling]]: text, image, hashtags, link, timestamp
# Empty this page, keep structure
 
== Submissions for next newsletter==


The Debian XMPP Team has [https://xmpp-team.pages.debian.net/blog/2019/05/debian-xmpp-team-starts-a-blog.html launched a blog]!
=== Newsletter subject ===


Daniel Gultsch, of Conversations fame, has written a post on [https://gultsch.de/regulations.html A pathway to a well regulated instant messaging market].
=== Friendly, human introduction for the month (remove this mention before publishing) ===


Kiran Jasvanee has written a piece on the discovery of the protocol: [https://medium.com/@kiran.jasvanee/what-is-xmpp-ios-perspective-e1357555bef What is XMPP — iOS Perspective?]
Be kind, inform your friends and colleagues: forward this newsletter!


Mickaël Rémond from ProcessOne, has written a huge story on [https://blog.process-one.net/ejabberd-nintendo-switch-npns/ ejabberd & Nintendo Switch NPNS], on how they iteratively optimised the system.
=== Articles ===


Not related to XMPP, but to messaging in general, so maybe of interest, Tommy Crush of Instagram wrote a post on [https://instagram-engineering.com/making-direct-messages-reliable-and-fast-a152bdfd697f Making Direct Messages Reliable and Fast].
* https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Basic_communication_guide_for_XMPP_techies
* https://ralphm.net/blog/2019/09/09/fastening
* [https://gultsch.de/dino_multiple.html Multiple Vulnerabilities found in Dino]
* https://news.jabberfr.org/2019/09/lettre-dactualite-xmpp-du-3-septembre-2019/


=== Videos ===
=== Videos ===
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=== Events ===
=== Events ===


Guus has written a summary of the [https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/xmpp-sprint-in-the-hague-nl-june-2019/85315 XMPP Sprint in The Hague], in Netherlands, in June 2019.
Summit 24 and FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium
 
=== Software releases ===
         
==== Servers ====
 
* Réda Housni Alaoui is reviving the formerly dormant Vysper XMPP server https://github.com/apache/mina-vysper
* https://blog.xabber.com/xabber-server-v-0-9-alpha-is-released/
* https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/fastpath-service-plugin-4-4-4-released/86155
 
==== Clients ====
 
* https://github.com/profanity-im/profanity/releases/tag/0.7.0
* http://monal.im/blog/xmppsignalbluetoothp2p-wifi-serverless-chat/
* https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases/tag/v5.0.2
* https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases/tag/v5.0.3
* https://blog.agayon.be/converse_xep_0070.html
* https://github.com/siacs/Conversations/releases/tag/2.5.8
 
==== Libraries ====


Another XMPP Sprint is [https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Sprints/2019_July_Lyon coming in Lyon, France, in July]. Stay tuned for one near you.
=== Other ===
 
=== Services ===
 
* Updates for search.jabbercat.org:
** Visual redesign
** "Dummy avatars" using XEP-0392
** Link to anonymous web chat if available
** Avatars for white-listed MUCs
** [https://search.jabbercat.org/stats#software Software version pie chart]
 
=== GSoC ===


=== Extensions and specifications ===
=== Extensions and specifications ===


=== Software releases ===
==== Last Call ====
         
 
==== Servers ====
==== New ====
ProcessOne has released [https://blog.process-one.net/ejabberd-19-05/ ejabberd 19.05], improving MIX and MucSub.
 
==== Proposed ====


Conversation's [https://compliance.conversations.im/ server compliance tester] has been redesigned and is now easier to navigate.
Message Fastening


Openfire has released [https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-4-4-0-beta-release/ Openfire 4.4.0 beta].
Abstract:
This specification defines a way for payloads on a message to be marked as being logically fastened to a previous message.


==== Clients ====
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/fasten.html


[https://www.kaidan.im/ Kaidan], a modern, full-featured alternative to proprietary messaging solutions featuring decentralization and privacy, has announced they [https://www.kaidan.im/2019/05/10/kaidan-joins-kde/ join KDE].


[https://github.com/siacs/Conversations/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md Conversations 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2] added public channel search via search.jabbercat.org and reworked onboarding screens.
XMPP Compliance Suites 2020


[https://monal.im/blog/ios-3-8-released/ Monal 3.8 for iOS] makes XMPP easier for non technical users, as the new registration screen is easier and faster. And a new [https://monal.im/blog/mac-release/ macOS] release followed.
Abstract:
This document defines XMPP protocol compliance levels.


[https://tigase.net/content/beagle-im BeagleIM (for macOS)] and [https://siskin.im/ SiskinIM (for iOS)], brought to you by Tigase, now both support OMEMO end-to-end encryption protocol, contributing to the improvement to privacy on internet.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/cs-2020.html


Movim has announced it is the the first XMPP app that has added [https://nl.movim.eu/?node/pubsub.movim.eu/Movim/movim-is-the-first-xmpp-client-that-supports-message-reactions-Id7F5J emoji reaction to messages], in one to one conversations and chatrooms. It is making use of [https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0367.html XEP-0367: Message Attaching]. So [https://www.patreon.com/movim/posts support Movim now Patreon].


Librem 5 has made again a lot of progress, including [https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-end-of-may-progress/ Lurch OMEMO plugin] for end-to-end encryption in the Chatty XMPP and SMS messaging for better privacy, and [https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-june-software-update/ the UX] features a new padlock and fingerprint display.
Authorization Tokens


Goffi is following up nicely with the progress of Salut à Toi, for weeks [https://www.goffi.org/b/PfwWuArAxKnqvSND78iTig/progress-note 24] and [https://www.goffi.org/b/byydDYtov3BUtRBwT8fgUg/progress-note 25], very rich read!
Abstract:
This document defines an XMPP protocol extension for issuing authentication tokens to client applications and provides methods for managing сlient connections.


==== Libraries ====
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/auth-tokens.html


strophejs, the JavaScript XMPP library (published under the MIT license) was released in [https://github.com/strophe/strophejs/releases/tag/v1.3.3 version 1.3.3].
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=== Other ===
==== Updated ====


Tigase is Gold sponsor of the XSF!
==== Friendly specs ====


=== Services ===
=== Thx and CTA, Call To Action (remove this mention before publishing) ===


=== GSoC ===
Thanks to Daniel and Jwi for aggregating the news!


The [https://xmpp.org/2019/06/xsfs-google-summer-of-code-2019-projects/ XSF has announced] its participation in the Google Summer of Code 2019.
=== License ===
The selected projects are:


* [https://gsoc-prosody-2019.blogspot.com Prosody plugin installer], by João Duarte
This newsletter is published under the latest CC by-sa license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
* [https://madhur96.github.io/gsoc19/ Poezio infinite scrolling using MAM], by Madhur Garg
* [https://hrxi.github.io/gsoc/ Jingle File Transfer for Dino], by hrxi
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