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The chat history is there until you change client/device and got a new set of keys. New encryption keys can't decrypt messages and files sent with a previous keys.

Snikket is FOSS, so yes, it's free when self-hosting :)

• Requires a phone number
• Depends on Big Tech's servers
• Got founded by the US government
• Seems to absolutely love Big Tech because they hide the APK download page quite well[1]
• It's centralized

I use my own Snikket server to communicate with people using OMEMO (Signal Protocol). No phone number requirements, no centralized server, no Big Tech, just you and the people you write with, with your privacy fully intact. Just like in the good old days (as it should be to this days, greedy f*****s).

[1]: signal.org/download > Android redirects you to Google Play Store. signal.org/download/android > Download for Android redirects you to Google Play Store. signal.org/install redirects you to Google Play Store. You'll search "forever" to find the "download APK file" link until you give up and using a search engine: "signal apk".

Not until then you'll find signal.org/android/apk. And when you visit that page, a link to Google Play Store is listed on top, and below it, in the "danger zone", you'll find the APK download button. Yes, exactly, the Signal team wants you to be on the "safe zone" by downloading the app through Google Play Store.

"focus on privacy" my ass. Close to forcing someone to use Big Tech shitty stuff is NOT focus on privacy.

Sorry, rant is over. Now breakfast time.

Only me not getting any list? Using Vanadium. First time this happens.

I've been using self-hosted Jitsi Meet for a few weeks now. Works perfectly. Haven't tried the calendar feature, though.

No, I'm not. All I am saying is that people are still using IRC. IRC is therefore not dead. But if you want to compare Discord with IRC, then yes, IRC is dead. But not dead-dead since people are still using it and can still recover. I know people that wants to start using IRC again.

Do you follow what I mean now?

Last time I used IRC (which was 1-3 years ago), I found over 4 servers that each had over 15 users. And since I am communicating with 5+ IRC users through XMPP, IRC is not dead. It's more dead today compared to 20 years ago, yes, but it is not dead-dead.

But IRC is dead now

I highly disagree. I am in a group chat on XMPP that uses a IRC bridge and many of the users in that group chat are using that bridge.

And now to other stuff that I want to mention related to the discussion in this thread.

Services that does not meet modern standards like Mumble and XMPP, are not widly used because they "lack many important features". I say "bah, humbug" to that!

If MSN and ICQ worked flawlessly when those services was active, Mumble and XMPP works very well today, too. People are too spoiled by today's technology.

Here's an example.

I use my self-hosted Jitsi Meet server when communicating with people that refuses to talk to me unless there's video calls and screen sharing. Otherwise, I gladly use Mumble 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, every year! And for file sharing other than images? XMPP, baby!

A friend of mine invited a Discord loving person to my Jitsi Meet server few weeks ago. He/she said "it looks just like Discord, I'm sold!" My friend (also a Discord lover) agreed and does not hesitate for 1 second to join me on Jitsi Meet. My friend's Discord friend said he/she gladly join us more times.

I am apparently the privacy activist (not using Monero, SimpleX Chat, Degoogled Chromium, or Keypass, though). I do use uBlock Origin (Gecko ffs!) and Bitwarden (self-hosted Vaultwarden). Unfortunately, I am using Telegram, but trying to move all my contacts to my own Snikket server. It's a very slow process.

My vote goes to Kanboard. Awesome service by the people behind Miniflux.

For me it was elementary OS. Dual-booted with Windows back in 2015/2016. Maybe 1 year later, I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon and gradually used it more than Windows. Now I am using EndeavourOS XFCE and only using Windows virtually... when I am bored or need to use Adobe Lightroom Classic.

I understand :) But unfortunately, I will not create an issue on GitHub. Hopefully, someone else will do it in the future.