Jabber/XMPP
AssessPlatforms
An open messaging protocol for interoperable real-time communication.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 34%.
Evidence (2)
- 3Hacker News·10/6/2026open_sourceReviving iChat audio and video calls on old Macs
A technical write-up shows how iChat AV on older Mac OS X systems can be made to work again for peer-to-peer audio and video calls by overriding Apple's configuration lookup. The method relies on pointing configuration.apple.com to a custom server and using hosts-file and NAT source-port preservation settings so iChat can discover public addresses correctly.
- 5Hacker News·8/24/2026open_sourceJabber/XMPP Marks 25 Years of Digital Independence
The article argues that communication tools should be treated like shared infrastructure and not locked into closed, single-vendor systems. It uses Jabber/XMPP as an example of an open standard that enables interoperability and vendor replaceability, in contrast to walled-garden messaging platforms.