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		Joe_Cool on Sept 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Matrix? No, Thanks Isn't XMPP the base of all major chat services? I used my own client (Psi+) for a while with Facebook chat but since I no longer use Facebook I don't know if that still works. Too bad none of them support federation any longer. Google Talk/Hangouts still uses XMPP and I use that right now.

Darmody on Sept 9, 2021 [–]

It is the base until it isn't anymore or they just close it in a way that there's no difference between that and any other proprietary chat software.

Joe_Cool on Sept 10, 2021 | [–]

That's the problem with completely free code. They are allowed to take it and build proprietary crap with it.

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