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Files archival expiry is increased up to 7 days.
Although `@trung.fun` is a public chat service, you can only create a standard XMPP account when invited. This is an effort to fight spam on the federated XMPP network. This feature has been developed and deploy since the beginning of this service. And I had to faced many UX issue.
My solution to this problem is to let user generate invitation via the website. You can experience this feature here:
https://chat.trung.fun/dang-ky
Today, source code of the module for this feature is published here.
Recently, Monal has released version 6.0 with a very important new feature that is audio call.
To protect brand identity for the Snikket project, I
have removed it from the recommended clients for
@trung.fun.
I should not have add Snikket from the start but due to
desperation for this feature, dare me did such thing.
That doesn't mean Snikket-iOS don't work with
@trung.fun. - it is still functional thanks
to the great protocol XMPP. (Just not listed.)
Archival time of files on the server has been increased from 24 to 72 hours.
The web chat service is back.
This time it uses the same piece of software that I use everyday.
And it might give birth to a new kind of web chat.
I will call it: Web Console Chat (WebCC)
Telegram blocked my number for no apparent reason…
I know this is a bit harshed but time is limited and decision must be made. My Telegram Gateway going down has little to no effect to the rapid growth of Slidge and Gateways that are being deployed on the XMPP network. So…
My Telegram Gateway is down. Forever.
There are 2 Gateway that are under testing stage. They allow you to connect your accounts on legacy networks with your XMPP account. With this feature you will only need to have one application on your device to chat.
Info about these Gateways are available here:
If you are using a client on desktop or Android, I welcome you to join this unique experience too. iOS users still need an extra step to get things working so contact me if you use iOS and want to try this new feature.
The old compliance badge has started to show false results and therefore has been hidden away.
If you need to check for technical details, there're newer services that are being developed by Jonas Schäfer:
To register for a standard XMPP account you DO NOT need to rely on:
The detailed instruction is here.
Due to insufficient quality of software, I no longer provide the anonymous web chat service.
You still can use other XMPP clients to utilize this service.
The instruction to do so is here.
Contrast with « robots » entities that never live, human beings should always be credited for their doing.
Be it good or bad, this page hosts the collection of names of the people who have united their effort into developing all the tools that this chat service is using.
To address the unknown, my gratitude also goes to the people who have been through the testing phases.
There is a dinosaur of a chat called IRC.
It is the first protocol specifically designed for instant messaging that was born about 28 years after the internet. Even though it doesn't have features like XMPP, a lot of communities are still using IRC like of #suckless, #bitcoin, #monero,….
Now, with your same standard XMPP account @trung.fun, you can use the Gateway called `birc.trung.fun` to join any IRC chat group on any IRC server.
Details of syntax on how to do this is located here.
Welcome to the federated network of IRC.
Privacy policy doesn't have much meaning when data are mostly encrypted and server's configurations are publicly available. Moreover, not just me, the provider but the users also has reponsibilities that they have to keep when using this XMPP chat service.
Therefore, the contract between provider and user is published for the first time today.
You can now further set your message archive preferences via your client software if it supports XEP-0441.
Welcome Snikket-iOS.
There are two changes:
One is instead of ‘XMPP’ I will call this service the ‘Chat’ service for English and ‘Điện Tín’ for Vietnamese from now on.
Even though ↑this↑ is not a very precise translation, at least it will be easier to pronounce.
Second is after some consideration, I have decided to limit the invitation to register to 7 days. This is the same duration that messages will be archived on the server.
According to my very subjective observation, no human's activity can survive the test of time without a strong economical model. Write and use libre software is a human activity. However, the culture of payment for goods and services that are based on libre software is still at a very primitive era, not just in Việt Nam.
I have been thinking a lot about the economy of free software. According to the enemy of every fiction writers « the Dictionary » economy is defined as activities of production, distribution, trade and also consumtion of goods and services of a particular entity.
If we say XMPP is an economical entity, the developers of softwares will be the producers, the service providers will be the distributors, and the end users will be the consumers. And between these players there must be trade of wealth in order for XMPP to be an economical entity.
For my case, this XMPP service is a tool to support my main work (filmmaking); also a solution to the public for the problems of security; and also a hobby. So from the aspect of economy, I belong in all three sides of this XMPP economical entity.
But the problem is as mentioned, no one has paid me for my time and for this public service yet. Thus I am unable to pay anybody to use the software. So by the course of nature, myself and properbly many other people who are contributing to XMPP will starve to death if we keep on investing our time to improve the software without any income.
Also because I belong in all sides in this economy, I am very confused on how much I should pay for the stuff that I use, contribute, distribute. Should I give 20%, 30%, 40% or 50% back to Prosŏdy? Or even 90% of the total fund since most of the codes are not written by me? What would be a truly fair number?
However, the biggest problem we are facing here I think is culture. We go to church|temple|mosque|… for services that they offer without ever being charged for anything. Developing libre software IS NOT a religion. But they are very important activities in society that most of us are not recognising yet. The biggest problem I believe, lies in our perception of software development.
If I needed to solve this security issue just for my film crew and my relatives, I am certain I would have just use a much simpler and much faster solution like Snikket. But this culture problem is something that I think I can never solve on my own. Most importantly, I can never solve with lies through fictional stories.
And so by the philosophy of “if it's too hard then leave it to someone else”, I shall leave this decision to the users of this XMPP service @trung.fun.
You can now chat over XMPP in the public chat hall « tràđá@hall.trung.fun » without having to register for a permanent account at:
https://anon.trung.fun/conversejs
Details about public chat halls are available in English, and Vietnamese.
I just realised that XMPP do support UTF-8 characters for the username part of the address. Thus I've set up an address with me name spelled correctly.
Talking about spelling, I have also fixxed quite a number of them all over the place. I'm sure there are still a tons that I missed. (that's why I'm a screen writer, not a dictionary editor 😁)
Today mark the time of releasing the XMPP service for general public. Currently, this service is free of charge. This might be changed in the future depending on budget and number of users.