Today's AWS debacle is the perfect example of the reason why in the last few years I started to be less enthusiastic about Signal, and more oriented to federated or even P2P solutions like XMPP and Jami. I wrote about it already:

gagliardoni.net/#im_battle_202…

Signal was down for few hours today, after an outage that affected AWS:

mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115…

Let's ignore for a second the blind reliance on AWS or any other cloud provider. In a decentralized system, this would not have happened, or at least it would have not impacted so many users.

Yes, I am a cryptographer myself, I know that Signal's encryption is the best. But encryption is not everything. Availability issues, geopolitical troubles, risk of enshittification, limitations on users' freedom to use and control the software lead to a lack of trust, even in a supersecure solution. And I say that with honest admiration for the folks at Signal, who are doing a great job.

May they prove me wrong over and over again.

#signal #im #aws #amazon #privacy #security #digitalsovereignty #selfhosting #fediverse #federation #p2p #enshittification #xmpp #jami #politics #opensource #freesoftware #libre

Meredith Whittaker

2025-10-20 08:00:15

PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.

The state of #InstantMessaging in 2025: I have one virtual workspace dedicated solely to #IM clients. They occupy 820 MB of memory, which is actually an improvement since the last time I checked.

But I still miss the days when all I needed was #Pidgin.

Proč už nevěřím Telegramu

Je to deset let, co jsem začal používat Telegram. Za tu dobu jsem přesvědčil hodně lidí, aby ho začali používat, obhajoval jsem ho, ale v poslední době mám čím dál větší pocit, že jsem se v něm mýlil. V tomto blogpostu se pokusím vysvětlit proč.

#Durov #IM #instantMessaging #Signal #Telegram

blog.eischmann.cz/2025/09/04/p…
(reakce na tento příspěvek se může zobrazit jako komentář pod článkem)

Proč už nevěřím Telegramu

^{Sesivany's blog}

Hey folks. I've noticed #DeltaChat hasn't got a page in #Wikipedia. Do you know sources which would prove its notability so we could create a page for it?

Boosts appreciated. If you don't know sources, someone else might.

#AskFedi #Email #IM #Messenger #chatmail #chatmailrelay #FOSS #opensource #tech #technology #software

Monal 6.4.11 (Build 1040, PR #1416) released.

To see the complete list of bugfixes and improvements, check our releases page: github.com/monal-im/Monal/rele…

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

Release Monal 6.4.11 (Build 1040, PR #1416) · monal-im/Monal

Properly open links in external browser, if configured to do so Fix accidental reordering of chats when opening a chat Fixed display of back button in omemo keys view Fixed display of back button i...

^GitHub

I said it before on Mastodon. I'm reposting this again. Comparing #DeltaChat and #Matrix together, if you want hassle free and consistent messenger for private #E2EE chats, don't go for Matrix. DeltaChat is way better.

However, if you want something like a public forum, or a public chatroom, don't go for DeltaChat. Matrix is way better suited for that. And DeltaChat does not support public groups at all. In DeltaChat groups, there is no admin or moderator and everyone have got permission to remove or add the others.

I think I have to write a longer post on my personal blog about these two, comparing them together.

PS: Another Matrix encryption bug few minutes ago triggered repost of this.

#Element #IM #Messenger #Email #FOSS #opensource #freesoftware #free_software #decentralization #decentralized

Monal 6.4.9 (Build 1019, PR #1360) released.

To see the complete list of bugfixes and improvements, check our releases page: github.com/monal-im/Monal/rele…

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

Release Monal 6.4.9 (Build 1019, PR #1360) · monal-im/Monal

Fix rare crashes on app startup Don't lock up app on close Improve internal logging Fixed background crash Revert christmas/winter special Fix crash on incoming non-spec-conformant LMC Make xmpp ga...

^GitHub

in the next #ArcaneChat release: new option to control behavior of notifications of reactions and replies to your messages as well as the new mini-apps notifications in muted chats

don't lose important replies or reactions to your messages while keeping all the uninteresting chat flood/noise away 😌

#DeltaChat #email #decentralization #e2ee #messenger #chat #im

Monal 6.4.5 (Build 982, PR #1258) released.

To see the complete list of bugfixes and improvements, check our releases page: github.com/monal-im/Monal/rele…

Appstore install links:
apps.apple.com/app/id317711500 (iOS)
apps.apple.com/app/id163707850… (macOS)

#Monal #ios #macos #xmpp #im #chat #messaging

‎Monal - XMPP Chatting

‎There has never been a better time to get into XMPP, a free public chat network no one controls or owns. Monal is a fast and user friendly way to use XMPP. Just download the app, login or register and you are ready to chat in minutes.

^{App Store}

I wrote "Building an #Asynchronous, Internet-Optional Instant Messaging System" today. It suggests using #DeltaChat (@delta) across an #email system that can run on non-IP networks to achieve #IM coverage without having to have an Internet backbone, using things like #NNCP, #Syncthing, #Filespooler, and such. I love the ways we can combine interesting tools like this!

changelog.complete.org/archive…