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		PunchyHamster 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year sad that open protocols lost chat wars. Not really surprised, XMPP was such a fragmented mess, lead by a bunch of people clueless about average user's woes. "let's make features optional so depending on your client AND server some things just outright not work!"

xd1936 4 months ago [–]

Thank goodness we have a hundred improved protocol alternatives now. Matrix, Tox, Jami, Briar.

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