In my experience 101 type of talks on topics like:
- setting up your xmpp server (private or not) for sysadmins
- getting started with xmpp development for developers
- programming real time communication in language X or Y at language specific
meetups
- setting up a private and secure messaging setup for a more security focussed
audience
I haven't tried hands-on workshops yet ('after this workshop, you have your
own federated xmpp server running'), curious how they will fall in the
different audiences.
In general I think it is a thing of connecting networks we are already
participating in.
Winfried
On 5 February 2026 21:45:28 CET, Dan Caseley <[email protected]> wrote:
>When I reflect on this year vs last year at the stand, there was far less
>"oh, you're still alive?" and far more "we already use Matrix" or "I can't
>convert my friends & family".
>
>I think the second one is a technical problem that's somewhat solved in a
>subset of clients & servers, and we could do more on that. But I think
>that's probably digital outreach rather than eventing.
>
>I think the first one is a social problem, and I think there are a bunch of
>talks you can do around that.
>- How to quickly set up a server that ties into an auth provider for quick
>"free" chat with minimal server requirements
>- XMPP without Federation: Why Chat for Enterprise might want to segregate,
>and why that doesn't mean no S2S
>- XMPP in the Cloud, and On-Prem
>- It's not all talk: pubsub, forms, and other first class citizens of XMPP
>
>I think there are topics above that hold some interest and some punch to
>keep XMPP alive in people's minds, whilst also increasing the chances of
>creating hooks for business and government (the latter of which I know was
>of interest at Summit). This is all riffing though - I'm sure others will
>have more and better ideas.
>
>I'd hope, for keeping it low fuss and low cost, we'd only need slideware
>for these. Of course, live demos are always cool, but some client/server
>demos can have some risk on the event network conditions etc.
>
>I'd also love to see us attracting communities to organising around XMPP,
>in the same way they might do that around a Discord or Slack channel now. I
>believe that's a key driver for getting folks to bring it into the
>workplace, and to attracting developers and activists. But I don't have any
>ideas on how to get there...
>
>Dan
>
>On Thu, 5 Feb 2026 at 18:30, Guus der Kinderen <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> At the Summit, we had a good discussion about outreach and positioning of
>> XMPP, and whether we could be more deliberate in how we present XMPP as a
>> technology in relevant communities and markets.
>>
>> One concrete idea that came up was: Having XSF representatives speak at
>> selected events (conferences, meetups, etc.)
>>
>> More generally, this raises questions such as:
>>
>> - Where do we want XMPP to be more visible?
>> - What audiences should we prioritize?
>> - What kinds of materials, messaging, or support would be needed?
>> - How can we do this in a sustainable, volunteer-friendly way?
>>
>> This thread is intended to collect ideas, experiences, and opinions on
>> whether - and how - we might move toward more structured outreach.
>>
>> No decisions are implied at this point; the goal is simply to start a
>> focused conversation.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Guus
>>
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