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Build an open source chat service… (lascapi.fr)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do you think that it’s possible to build a web service to chat compatible with email , xmpp and matrix?
(and why not even with activityPub or rocketChat ?? )

[exemple and why in the post...]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's right, but it's not activated by default. And it's not easy at all.

I tried for myself but that require that I configure bridge for the server, then for each room, with some strange /command I have to remember.

When I think of a service I mean a service that anyone can use, even the no tech guys.
It's nice that it's technically possible, though! :)

The biggest part of the question is more a UI/UX question then a technical one actually.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you heard of Beeper?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@sylphio @lascapi

> Beeper Clients
> Native iOS and Android clients (closed source forks of Element iOS and Android)
> Mac OS, Windows and Linux clients (closed source forks of Element Web/Desktop)

How can they make a closed source fork of an open source (Apache-2.0) project?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am not an expert, but I see that the Apache license has no copyleft.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@sylphio

Oh damn, I always thought Apache2.0 will protect also the derivative works, but apparently I was wrong:

> You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions for use, reproduction, or distribution of Your modifications, ...

https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hi :) yes I did. And I tried. 🙂

It's a great multi protocol app. But you cannot chat in the same conversation with two different protocol. :/

And there is no xmpp support.

Even for the matrix federation it was possible only with the desktop app.

So that's not that I looking for.