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Here you can submit news items for inclusion in the next XMPP Newsletter (as managed by the [[CommTeam]]).
Here you can submit news items for inclusion in the next [https://xmpp.org/category/newsletter.html XMPP Newsletter] (as managed by the [[CommTeam]]).




== What determines relevancy? ==
== To contributors, editors, reviewers, translators ==
 
=== Live discussion ===
 
xmpp:commteam@muc.xmpp.org?join
 
=== 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]]
 
=== Process ===
 
# Link collection: duration 1 month
#* Read and validate the content
#* Include the reporters credits!
#* Check that it's not duplicate, and in the correct section
# Copywrite so each content is readable by humans: duration 1 week
#* Add links
#* Add images
#* Add CTAs
#* Carefully craft the subject/title line, and the preview text (first lines that are sometimes previewed on email UAs)
#* Include the copywriters credits!
# PR on website git repo for blog post (Markdown, Pelican): duration the week-end before posting
#* Include Pelican header: date, time, file name
#* Translate Mediawiki syntax to Github's Markdown: https://sinnwerkstatt.github.io/MediaWiki-to-Markdown-Javascript-Converter/
#* Need at least 2 or 3 peer reviews
#* Include the reviewers credits!
# Sending the newsletter: on D-day
## Copy-paste Newsletter on Tinyletter
## Test it (peer review is not yet done)
## Send it
# Blog post: PR merge and deploy on website git repo on D-day
# Social media posts
#* text
#* image
#* hashtags
#* link
# Metrics/analytics in CommTeam MUC
#* Twitter monthly metrics
#* Newsletter analytics
# Propose schedule for next issue
# Translations: after D-day
 
=== Planning ===


Jeff Becker has released a tutorial, "New life for XMPP. Build your own decentralized messenger!", using Prosody and Pidgin.  https://i2p.rocks/blog/new-life-for-xmpp-build-your-own-decentralized-messenger.html
[[XMPP Newsletter Round-Up 2020]]


Peter Waher has published his book on XMPP and IoT: "Mastering Internet of Things" https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mastering-internet-things-peter-waher-1/
March:


* MongooseIM webinar: How to build a leading medical messaging app? What are the benefits of migrating from a closed solution to open-sourced #XMPP? https://twitter.com/MongooseIM/status/984020853628207104
* 2020-02-24 Mon: copywriting starts
* Announcement about a future implementation of XEP-0184: Message Delivery Receipt in Monal IM https://monal.im/blog/message-delivery-receipts/
* 2020-02-28 Thu: end of link submission, PR on GitHub (during XMPP Summit)
* Freedom and Anonymity post regarding the Jabber Spam Fighting Manifesto https://github.com/ge0rg/jabber-spam-fighting-manifesto/blob/master/Freedom-and-Anonymity.md
* 2020-03-03 Tue: newsletter publication, blog post, promotion tweets
* NIST RELEASES IOT DRAFT STANDARDS https://tigase.net/article/nist-releases-iot-draft-standards
* XMPP videos:
** XMPP Tutorial : The Friendly Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhMOFS04kA
** XMPP Android Chat App Tutorial Step by step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BheBPoBR_5s
** XMPP WhatsAp like Android Chat App With Smack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97-XjxcBXOk
** [1] XMPP Core Explained : Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gZSd_oW1g
** [2] XMPP Core Explained : XMPP Architecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeS8BwwM-M&t=1s


=== Software releases ===
=== Current newsletter ===


==== Servers ====


Less than a month after Metronome IM 3.8, the versions 3.8.1, 3.8.2, and 3.8.8 have followed, bringing small improvements such as MAM, SIFT, avatars and GDPR.: https://metronome.im/
* [[XMPP Newsletter template]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter August 2020]] (next)
* [[XMPP Newsletter July 2020]]


Erlang Solutions has released MongooseIM 2.2, subtitled "The Global Server", as it brings authentication with certificates (XEP-0178: Best Practices for Use of SASL EXTERNAL with Certificates), stable Global Distribution (GD) that connects multiple servers/clusters worldwide under the same domain name, a Jingle/SIP proxy, and many more goodies. https://www.erlang-solutions.com/blog/mongooseim-2-2-the-global-server.html
=== Past newsletters ===


==== Clients ====
* [[XMPP Newsletter November 2019]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter December 2019]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter January 2020]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter February 2020]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter March 2020]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter April 2020]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter May 2020]]
* [[XMPP Newsletter June 2020]]


Less than a month after the symbolic version 1.0.0, Gajim 1.0.1 has been published, improving MAM support adding image preview in file chooser dialog, and many smaller fixes and improvements. https://gajim.org/
=== Translations ===


ChatSecure iOS releases v4.3.0, which is able to catch up on discussions that happened while it was offline (#MAM) and supports #OMEMO encryption https://twitter.com/MarcelWaldvogel/status/983730120379781120
* [[German translations|German translations]]
* [[French translations|French translations]]
* [[Spanish translations|Spanish translations]]
* [[Polish translations|Polish translations]]


==== Libraries ====
=== Metrics, statistics, analytics===


Smack 4.2.4 has been released, adding support for XEP-0394: Message Markup, XEP-0382: Spoiler messages, XEP-0372: References, XEP-0392: Consistent Color Generation, and bringing even more fixes and improvements. https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/smack-4-2-4-released/81404
* Newsletter:
** [https://framapic.org/sVngR3A08PpP/8fuywT3kzC5O.png Absolute subs growth]
** [https://framapic.org/vzduKYC5Itaa/om4Vu44zp9F0.png Relative subs growth]
** [https://framapic.org/VHietwQqOHTk/QVWMfe66o21K.png Open and click rates]
* [https://framapic.org/C5DFC82ifPhq/RS9ZPXgW7FDp.png Twitter metrics]

Latest revision as of 21:44, 5 January 2021

Here you can submit news items for inclusion in the next XMPP Newsletter (as managed by the CommTeam).


To contributors, editors, reviewers, translators

Live discussion

xmpp:commteam@muc.xmpp.org?join

What determines relevancy?

The submission must ideally be a blog or article about XMPP/Jabber and/or XMPP-based software (clients, servers, libs).

Some exceptions might be made, for example for a release page showing a new release of some XMPP-based software.

However, marketing brochures (e.g. single-page marketing sites) for new products which don't contain information on XMPP, won't be included.

Make sure you read the Basic communication guide for XMPP techies

Process

  1. Link collection: duration 1 month
    • Read and validate the content
    • Include the reporters credits!
    • Check that it's not duplicate, and in the correct section
  2. Copywrite so each content is readable by humans: duration 1 week
    • Add links
    • Add images
    • Add CTAs
    • Carefully craft the subject/title line, and the preview text (first lines that are sometimes previewed on email UAs)
    • Include the copywriters credits!
  3. PR on website git repo for blog post (Markdown, Pelican): duration the week-end before posting
  4. Sending the newsletter: on D-day
    1. Copy-paste Newsletter on Tinyletter
    2. Test it (peer review is not yet done)
    3. Send it
  5. Blog post: PR merge and deploy on website git repo on D-day
  6. Social media posts
    • text
    • image
    • hashtags
    • link
  7. Metrics/analytics in CommTeam MUC
    • Twitter monthly metrics
    • Newsletter analytics
  8. Propose schedule for next issue
  9. Translations: after D-day

Planning

XMPP Newsletter Round-Up 2020

March:

  • 2020-02-24 Mon: copywriting starts
  • 2020-02-28 Thu: end of link submission, PR on GitHub (during XMPP Summit)
  • 2020-03-03 Tue: newsletter publication, blog post, promotion tweets

Current newsletter

Past newsletters

Translations

Metrics, statistics, analytics

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