---
title: The XMPP Newsletter August 2024
date: 2024-09-05
categories: ['Newsletter']
---

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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of August 2024.

### XSF Announcements

The XSF [has signed an Open Letter to the European Commission](https://xmpp.org/2024/08/the-xsf-signs-open-letter-to-the-european-commission/). As currently many other organizations doing, the [XMPP Standards Foundation](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/) (XSF) has decided to also sign the [Open Letter to the European Commission](https://www.ow2.org/view/Events/The_European_Union_must_keep_funding_free_software_open_letter).

The [XMPP Standards Foundation](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/) is also calling for XSF Board 2024 and XSF Council 2024. Get involved with the XMPP Standards Foundation organisation decisions as well as with the specifications we publish. If you are interested in running for Board or Council, please add a [wiki](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Main_Page) page about your candidacy to [one or both](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024) of the following sections until  November 3rd, 2024, 00:00 UTC. Note: Council members must be elected members of the XSF; however, there is no such restriction for the Board of Directors.

### XMPP and Google Summer of Code 2024

The XSF has been accepted as a [hosting organisation at GSoC in 2024](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summer_of_Code_2024) again!
These XMPP projects have received a slot and have kicked-off with coding:

- [Monal](https://monal-im.org/)
  - [Modern Monal onboarding and Media gallery (175 hours, medium)](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Gsoc2024/Monal/Media_Gallery)
    - [Blog post 1](https://thevaidik.medium.com/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-my-experience-1-xmpp-standards-foundation-da781ac95560)
    - [Blog post 2](https://thevaidik.medium.com/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-my-experience-2-midterm-evaluations-xmpp-standards-foundation-3be8b27dc653)

{{< figure src="/images/logos/gsoc2024_logo.svg" caption="XSF and Google Summer of Code 2024" >}}

### XSF Fiscal Hosting Projects

The XSF offers [fiscal hosting](https://xmpp.org/community/fiscalhost/) for XMPP projects. Please apply via [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/xmpp). For more information, see the [announcement blog post](https://xmpp.org/2021/09/the-xsf-as-a-fiscal-host/). Current projects you can support:

- [Mellium Co-op](https://opencollective.com/mellium)
- [Bifrost bridge](https://opencollective.com/bifrost-mam)
- [Prav iOS](https://opencollective.com/prav-ios)
- [diasp.in](https://opencollective.com/diasp-in)

## XMPP Events

- [Berlin XMPP Meetup](https://mov.im/?node/pubsub.movim.eu/berlin-xmpp-meetup) (DE / EN): monthly meeting of XMPP enthusiasts in Berlin, every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6pm local time
- [XMPP Sprint in Worcester, UK](https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Sprints/2024-09_Worcester_UK): From Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd of September 2024.
- [XMPP Italian happy hour](https://video.xmpp-it.net/c/happyhour/videos) [IT]: monthly Italian XMPP web meeting, every third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM local time (online event, with web meeting mode and live streaming).

## Videos

- Blasta: An introduction to the [XMPP-based Annotation System](https://video.xmpp-it.net/w/cfozoUeVLFbBFMCCSCJ1Dn). (06:38)

## XMPP Articles

- [XMPP Protocol - Introduction to XMPP](https://machaddr.substack.com/p/xmpp-protocol): An introductory article and concicse overview of the XMPP Protocol and its most prominent features by André Machado. This article is also available for reading in [[Portuguese]](https://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/~gnemmi/blog/xmpp/xmpp-protocolo-pt.html) and [[Spanish]](https://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/~gnemmi/blog/xmpp/xmpp-protocolo-es.html), too.

## XMPP Software News

### XMPP Clients and Applications

- [Monal 6.4.2](https://github.com/monal-im/Monal/releases/tag/Build_iOS_964), [6.4.3](https://github.com/monal-im/Monal/releases/tag/Build_iOS_976) and version [6.4.4](https://github.com/monal-im/Monal/releases/tag/Build_iOS_978) have been released.
- [Psi+ 1.5.2040 portable](https://sourceforge.net/projects/psiplus/files/Windows/Personal-Builds/tehnick/) has been released.
- [Quicksy](https://quicksy.im/), the spin-off of the popular Jabber/XMPP client, now has iOS version based on [Monal](https://monal-im.org/) and its [available](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quicksy/id6538727270) for iPhone and iPad! ([announcement](https://fosstodon.org/@Monal/113004853520449161) on Mastodon).
- [Monocles Chat 1.7.11](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/v1.7.11) for F-Droid has been released, and its packing a huge list of fixes, corrections, updates, improvements and changes!.
- [Movim 0.27](https://github.com/movim/movim/releases/tag/v0.27) and a small bugfix [0.27.1](https://github.com/movim/movim/releases/tag/v0.27.1) has been released with a large number of [changes, new features and fixes](https://mov.im/node/pubsub.movim.eu/Movim/11207a09-8c4d-4cf9-9756-b0fb0b273ee1).

{{< figure src="/images/newsletter/2024-09-05/movim-0.27.png" caption="Movim 0.27 introducing the floating, chat-integrated, and full-screen modes" >}}

### XMPP Servers

- Yunohost, a (non-official) Prosody host package aiming at providing better XMPP support has been drafted and available for [tests](https://github.com/anubister/prosody_ynh). As a reminder, [Yunohost](https://yunohost.org) is a server distribution based on Debian, which makes easy to host by yourself a lot of services (apps). Nearing the release of its version 12, till the version 11 the XMPP server [Metronome](https://archon.im/metronome-im/) was integrated in the core installation, allowing a lot of people to discover XMPP easier (though with some limitations).

### XMPP Libraries & Tools

- [QXmpp 1.8.1](https://github.com/qxmpp-project/qxmpp/releases/tag/v1.8.1) has been released.
- [Blasta](https://git.xmpp-it.net/sch/Blasta) ([mirror](https://www.f-hub.org/XMPP/Blasta)) is a federated bookmarking system based on XMPP, which allows you to share the collection of bookmarks (aka "social bookmarking") stored on your own XMPP account, not only among your own software, devices and machines, but also with other people.

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## Extensions and specifications

The XMPP Standards Foundation develops extensions to XMPP in its [XEP series](https://xmpp.org/extensions/) in addition to [XMPP RFCs](https://xmpp.org/rfcs/).

Developers and other standards experts from around the world collaborate on these extensions, developing new specifications for emerging practices, and refining existing ways of doing things. Proposed by anybody, the particularly successful ones end up as Final or Active - depending on their type - while others are carefully archived as Deferred. This life cycle is described in [XEP-0001](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0001.html), which contains the formal and canonical definitions for the types, states, and processes. [Read more about the standards process](https://xmpp.org/about/standards-process.html). Communication around Standards and Extensions happens in the [Standards Mailing List](https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/standards) ([online archive](https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/standards/)).

### Proposed

The XEP development process starts by writing up an idea and submitting it to the XMPP Editor. Within two weeks, the Council decides whether to accept this proposal as an Experimental XEP.

- No XEPs Proposed this month.

### New

- No new XEPs this month.

### Deferred

If an experimental XEP is not updated for more than twelve months, it will be moved off Experimental to Deferred. If there is another update, it will put the XEP back onto Experimental.

- No XEPs deferred this month.

### Updated

- Version 1.2.0 of [XEP-0402](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0402.html) (PEP Native Bookmarks)
    - Encourage clients to immediately leave the room if they receive a bookmark notification with autojoin set to false (mye)
- Version 1.0.2 of [XEP-0388](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0388.html) (Extensible SASL Profile)
    -  Fix various invalid examples.
    -  Fix the XML Schema to match examples. (egp)
- Version 1.35.0 of [XEP-0045](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html) (Multi-User Chat)
    - Remove references to using resourceparts when banning users.
    - Explicitly disallow Ban List modifications that clash with 'Banning a User' conditions.
    - Status code purpose no longer hints that recipient is the affected user
    - Improved 'Service Removes Non-Member' example.
    - Clarify usage of presence stanzas when removing a non-member from a members-only room.
    - Replace inappropriate RFC 2119 key word usage in §9.7.
    - Presence sent to occupants of a destroyed room includes a `<destroy/>` element.
    - Explicitly use bare JIDs when operating on affiliations.
    - Allow non-owners to retrieve owner and admin lists in non-anonymous rooms.
    - Members should be allowed to retrieve the member list only in non-anonymous rooms. (gk)
- Version 0.2.0 of [XEP-0478](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0478.html) (Stream Limits Advertisement)
    - Add the XML Schema.
    - Clarify that both children can be optional.
    - Fix indentation and one typo. (egp)
- Version 1.0.1 of [XEP-0386](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0386.html) (Bind 2)
    - Add an XML Schema. (egp)
- Version 1.3.0 of [XEP-0054](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0054.html) (vcard-temp)
    - Updated error cases to be compatible with . (gk)

### Last Call

Last calls are issued once everyone seems satisfied with the current XEP status. After the Council decides whether the XEP seems ready, the XMPP Editor issues a Last Call for comments. The feedback gathered during the Last Call can help improve the XEP before returning it to the Council for advancement to Stable.

- No Last Call this month.

### Stable

- No XEP moved to Stable this month.

### Deprecated

- No XEP deprecated this month.

### Rejected

- No XEP rejected this month.

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This is a community effort, and we would like to thank translators for their contributions. Volunteers an more languages are welcome! Translations of the XMPP Newsletter will be released here (with some delay):

- English (original): [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
  - General contributors: *Adrien Bourmault (neox), Alexander "PapaTutuWawa", Arne, cal0pteryx, emus, Federico, Gonzalo Raúl Nemmi, Jonas Stein, Kris "poVoq", Licaon_Kter, Ludovic Bocquet, Mario Sabatino, melvo, MSavoritias (fae,ve), nicola, Schimon Zachary, Simone Canaletti, singpolyma, XSF iTeam*
- French: [jabberfr.org](https://news.jabberfr.org/category/newsletter/) and [linuxfr.org](https://linuxfr.org/tags/xmpp/public)
  - Translators: *Adrien Bourmault (neox), alkino, anubis, Arkem, Benoît Sibaud, mathieui, nyco, Pierre Jarillon, Ppjet6, Ysabeau*
- Italian: [notes.nicfab.eu](https://notes.nicfab.eu)
  - Translators: *nicola*
- Spanish: [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
  - Translators: *Gonzalo Raúl Nemmi*
- German: [xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
  - Translators: *Millesimus*

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