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== XMPP Roundup: Articles, talks and events ==
== XMPP Roundup: Articles, talks and events ==


Since the XMPP Roundup has grown very much these times, it has been decided to cut it into smaller parts.
''Title''


Here is how it will be cut:
Text explaining the new or updated item, with technical background like languages, platforms and licenses. Provide links detailing more, and give credit. Avoid links like [[here]] or [[read it]].
* Articles, talks and events
* Software
* Services
* Specifications


And starting from now on, here is "Articles, talks and events" part.


''XMPP Roundup translations''
''Cabulous''


The previous XMPP Roundup 12 has been translated into [http://www.jabberes.org/node/1139 spanish] thanks to naw and [http://news.jabberfr.org/?p=31 french] thanks to Misc and Nÿco. You are encouraged to translate the XMPP Roundups in you language.
Jack Moffitt has [http://metajack.im/2010/01/05/xmpp-case-study-interview-cabulous/ interviewed Elijah Windsor], the lead developer of Cabulous, an iPhone application based on XMPP that enables communication and geolocation of taxis and their passengers.


''GAEJ + XMPP and rolling your own Agent''
''Apple Notification Server = Idavoll''


Romin Irani, also author of the bloodbanklocator covered on the XMPP Roundup, has written a articles on how to write an XMPP agent for GAEJ (Goole App Engine Java): "[http://gaejexperiments.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/gaej-xmpp-and-rolling-your-own-agent/ Episode 2 : GAEJ + XMPP and rolling your own Agent]" and "[http://gaejexperiments.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/episode-2-update-communicating-to-another-xmpp-account-via-your-bot/ Episode 2 : Update : Communicating to another XMPP Account via your Bot]". It is the second article in a series of four more generally on GAEJ, and not specific to XMPP.  
Ralph Meijer noticed that the [http://ralphm.net/blog/2010/01/14/apple_uses_idavoll Apple Notification Server] delivered with Mac OS X 10.6 Server is in fact Idavoll, the PubSub server written in Python.


''Realtime Blogging with IM and WordPress.com''
''PubSub vs MUC''


"[http://wordpress.tv/2009/10/09/realtime-blogging-with-im/ Realtime Blogging with IM and WordPress.com]" is a video showing how to be notified in real-time of new blog posts and comments using the XMPP service that already has been covered on the XMPP Roundup.
Jack Moffitt again, wrote an article comparing [http://metajack.im/2010/01/15/xmpp-pubsub-versus-multiuser-chat/ Pubsub to Multi-User Chat]. Spoiler: there is no winner, but clear insights.


''XMPP and SIMPLE: A Comparative Study''
''Jabber FAQ''


Vinay has written [http://vinaytechs.blogspot.com/2009/10/xmpp-and-simple-comparative-study.html an article comparing XMPP and SIMPLE], introducing both, describing their architectures, and of courses their strengths and weaknesses.
The Polish community is very active in their XMPP promotion, a great example being theis site: [http://jabberfaq.info/ jabberfaq.info] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=fr&sl=pl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fjabberfaq.info%2F english, automated translation]).


''Really Real Time view to Twitter''
''Making XMPP chat-bots as web applications''


Jebu Ittiachen has posted a screencast showing [http://blog.jebu.net/2009/10/really-real-time-view-to-twitter/ really real-time Twitter views]. He used ejabberd, Strophe, and erlang, in order to get the Twitter stream and distribute it over XMPP and BOSH.
Adam [http://happy.cat/blog/XMPP-Bots-ejabberd-mod-motion-2010-02-01-10-00.html wrote an article about mod_motion], an erlang/ejabberd module to post stanza to a restful service.


''The Google Wave buzz''
''Silverlight XMPP setup guide for MatriX''


Google Wave, the new real-time communication tool, has seen a lot of buzz on the internet these days, here a fast collection of links:
Alexander Gnauck has written [http://blog.ag-software.de/?p=92 an article detailing how to bypass ports restrictions] in Silverlight.
*[http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/2009/11/wavesandboxcom-federate-this.html WaveSandbox.com: Federate This]
* [http://www.24100.net/2009/11/federate-google-wave-sandbox-with-your-own-fedone-server/ Federate Google Wave sandbox with your own (FedOne) server. Here is the step-by-step guide and tutorial]
* [http://www.novell.com/products/pulse/ Novell Pulse]
* [http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave]
* [http://www.getwaveboard.com/ WaveBoard] is both a Mac OS X and iPhone Wave client, based on a Safari SSB (Site-specific browser or Single-site browser)
* [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_wave_use_cases_arts_filmmaking.php Google Wave Use Cases: Arts & Filmmaking]
* [http://f055.net/article/what-is-google-wave-and-what-its-not/ What is Google Wave and what it’s not]
* [http://googlewavecommunity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=78 Google Wave and XMPP ~ Beginning of Web 3.0]
* [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/10/google-wave-we-came-we-saw-we-played-dd.ars Google Wave: we came, we saw, we played D&D]
* [http://danieltenner.com/posts/0012-google-wave.html What problems does Google Wave solve?]
* [http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/10/01/google-wave-early-impressions/ Google Wave: Early Impressions]
* [http://wavety.com/google-wave-gadgets-and-robots/ The complete list of Google WaveGadgets, Robots and Servers]


''ProcessOne: Sea Beyond''
''Screencast: Setting Up ejabberd''


ProcessOne is organizing an event dubbed [http://www.process-one.net/seabeyond/ Sea Beyond], on real-time communications, in Paris.
Jack Moffitt once again, again, has made a simple [http://metajack.im/2010/02/04/screencast-setting-up-ejabberd/ screencast detailing the basic installation and configuration steps of ejabberd].


''Instant Messaging Freedom, Inc.''
''Why XMPP will be huge very soon''


[http://imfreedom.org/ Instant Messaging Freedom, Inc.] is a non-profit organization whose goal is to support free instant messaging software. A primary purpose of the organization is to manage the affairs of Adium, Finch, Pidgin, Vulture and libpurple. The president is Sean Egan, the vice president Mark Doliner, the secretary Luke Schierer, the treasurer Ethan Blanton, and the directors are John Bailey, Evan Schoenberg, and Mark Spencer.
Pradeep Elankumaran wrote on [http://intridea.com/2009/2/16/why-xmpp-will-be-huge-very-soon why XMPP will be huge very soon], detailing the intrinsic advantages of the protocol and the implementations.


''Beautiful XMPP Testing''
''XEP dependency graph''


Remko Tronçon, member of the XSF's Council, [http://el-tramo.be/documents/beautiful-xmpp-testing/index.php has written a part of the book] [http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596159825 Beautiful Testing]. He has put online this part, [http://el-tramo.be/documents/beautiful-xmpp-testing/BeautifulXMPPTesting.pdf Beautiful XMPP Testing], as a PDF file.
Tobias has drawn [http://ayena.de/files/depxepimg.pdf a dependency graph for XEPs (PDF)], just don't be scared.


''Strategic Guide: Instant Messaging and Security''
''Facebook chat bot in PHP''
ProcessOne has released a [http://www.process-one.net/en/imtrends/article/strategic_guide_instant_messaging_and_security/ Strategic Guide on Instant Messaging Security]: it examines the real risks associated with instant messaging in corporate environments and explains how to mitigate them.


''XMPP Is Not Bloated''
Abhinav Singh has written a [http://abhinavsingh.com/blog/2010/02/writing-your-first-facebook-chat-bot-in-php-using-jaxl-library/ short article detailing how to write a chat bot based on Facebook XMPP interface], using the Jaxl library.


Peter SaintAndre has reacted on his blog about [https://stpeter.im/index.php/2009/11/08/xmpp-is-not-bloated/ usual allegations of the heaviness of XMPP].
''Starting with Python and XMPP''


''Professional XMPP Programming with JavaScript and jQuery''
David Banes, ClearText. http://www.cleartext.com/downloads/XMPP-Python.pdf


Jack Moffitt, CTO of Collecta and member of the XSF Board of Directors, has written an XMPP book: [http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/Professional-XMPP-Programming-with-JavaScript-and-jQuery.productCd-0470540710.html Professional XMPP Programming with JavaScript and jQuery].
''Django and XMPP''


''Real Time Web with XMPP''
http://www.slideshare.net/mrjmad/djangocong-2010-djangoetxmpp


Once again, the very same Jack Moffitt gave a talk on XMPP JSConf 2009. [http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Real-Time-Web-with-XMPP The slides as well as the video ar available] at InfoQ.
''Build a web-based notification tool with XMPP''


''Diagram for XMPP connection''
IBM developerworks http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/tutorials/x-realtimeXMPPtut/index.html


One of the most difficult part when developping a new XMPP client is the connection mechanism workflow. Tim Bielawa has drawn a [http://github.com/tbielawa/PAD-XMPP/blob/master/Graph/ConnectionStates.png state transitions diagram] that might be very helpful to thousands of developpers worldwide.
''FaceTime''


''hack-a-thon XMPP meetup''
Apple's new software for wifi video calls between two iPhone4, uses XMPP for authentication:
[http://www.packetstan.com/2010/07/special-look-face-time-part-1.html]
[http://www.packetstan.com/2010/07/special-look-face-time-part-2-sip-and.html]
[http://www.packetstan.com/2010/07/special-look-face-time-part-3-call.html]


A "hack-a-thon XMPP meetup" is being held at 6:00pm on November 4th at the PariSoMa coworking space in San Francisco. If you're interested in joining in plase RSVP by following the link [http://www.parisoma.com/2009/10/xmpp-and-jabber-technologies-meetup-nov-4-6pm at the bottom of this blog post].
''XMPP Summit''


''Gadu-Gadu transport''
At FOSDEM in Brussles, Belgium.


Mietek Bak has given a [http://vimeo.com/7041424 talk about the Gadu-Gadu transport] he is developping, based on the libgadu library. Gadu-Gadu is a very successful proprietary IM system in Poland. [http://erlang-consulting.com/upload/docs/68/Jabber%20i%20Gadu-Gadu.pdf The slides are available in PDF].
''SeaBeyond''


''Final word''
In Paris, France, by ProcessOne.
 
You are encouraged to point your microblog to this article, as well as translate it, or even expand one or more of these paragraphs into real articles.
 
Stay tuned for the Roundup parts to come, about software, services, and specifications.

Latest revision as of 10:09, 13 January 2011

XMPP Roundup: Articles, talks and events

Title

Text explaining the new or updated item, with technical background like languages, platforms and licenses. Provide links detailing more, and give credit. Avoid links like here or read it.


Cabulous

Jack Moffitt has interviewed Elijah Windsor, the lead developer of Cabulous, an iPhone application based on XMPP that enables communication and geolocation of taxis and their passengers.

Apple Notification Server = Idavoll

Ralph Meijer noticed that the Apple Notification Server delivered with Mac OS X 10.6 Server is in fact Idavoll, the PubSub server written in Python.

PubSub vs MUC

Jack Moffitt again, wrote an article comparing Pubsub to Multi-User Chat. Spoiler: there is no winner, but clear insights.

Jabber FAQ

The Polish community is very active in their XMPP promotion, a great example being theis site: jabberfaq.info (english, automated translation).

Making XMPP chat-bots as web applications

Adam wrote an article about mod_motion, an erlang/ejabberd module to post stanza to a restful service.

Silverlight XMPP setup guide for MatriX

Alexander Gnauck has written an article detailing how to bypass ports restrictions in Silverlight.

Screencast: Setting Up ejabberd

Jack Moffitt once again, again, has made a simple screencast detailing the basic installation and configuration steps of ejabberd.

Why XMPP will be huge very soon

Pradeep Elankumaran wrote on why XMPP will be huge very soon, detailing the intrinsic advantages of the protocol and the implementations.

XEP dependency graph

Tobias has drawn a dependency graph for XEPs (PDF), just don't be scared.

Facebook chat bot in PHP

Abhinav Singh has written a short article detailing how to write a chat bot based on Facebook XMPP interface, using the Jaxl library.

Starting with Python and XMPP

David Banes, ClearText. http://www.cleartext.com/downloads/XMPP-Python.pdf

Django and XMPP

http://www.slideshare.net/mrjmad/djangocong-2010-djangoetxmpp

Build a web-based notification tool with XMPP

IBM developerworks http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/tutorials/x-realtimeXMPPtut/index.html

FaceTime

Apple's new software for wifi video calls between two iPhone4, uses XMPP for authentication: [1] [2] [3]

XMPP Summit

At FOSDEM in Brussles, Belgium.

SeaBeyond

In Paris, France, by ProcessOne.