This page lists XMPP-related software, and their status in Debian. Please feel free to package any of the software listed on this page that hasn't already been packaged or ITPed!
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About Jabber / XMPP
XMPP - Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol is an communcation protocol for instant messaging.
RFC 6120 XMPP Core - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6120
RFC 6121 XMPP IM - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6121
RFC 7622 XMPP Address Format - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7622
RFC 7590 Use of TLS in XMPP - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7590
RFC 7395 XMPP over ?WebSockets - https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7395
To use Jabber / XMPP, you will need client software. Debian packages several clients. See the list below.
The extension (XEPs) are managed by the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF): https://xmpp.org/extensions/
Debian developers
Also, some Debian developers can be reached via XMPP, e.g. by the Debian XMPP server. In this case the XMPP id (JID) is identical to the email address. E.g. a DD reachable via mailto:julia@debian.org would be also reachable via xmpp:julia@debian.org. See ?UnifiedCommunications/DebianDevelopers/XMPP for details.
Debian server/rooms
The official Debian conference server is conference.debian.org.
General talking and support, english speaking room: xmpp:debian@conference.debian.org?join
Localized, unofficial rooms could be found via https://search.jabber.network/search?q=debian
Non-Official Debian chat rooms on Jabber
Here is a list of rooms in different languages. There is no room for your own language in that list? Feel free to add new rooms details. If there isn't, you can create your own and put together a community!
Russian
General talking about Debian : debian@conference.jabber.ru
German
The German Debian forum's chatroom
debianforum.de - Der Chat des deutschsprachigen Debianforums : debianforum.de@chat.debianforum.deDebian User German: debian-user-german@conference.debian.org
French
French speaking room, General talking and support.
Salon de discussion dédié à Debian : debian-fr@chat.jabberfr.org
Czech
Debate about fun and suffering with various *nixes of all sorts but a lot of people running Debian.
Diskuse o radostech a strastech v *nixech všeho druhu : linux@conf.netlab.cz
Debian India
Hangout place for Debian Community in India: debian-in@conference.diasp.in
How to get help on Jabber
The sames rules apply to Jabber, IRC and mailing list. Please refer to "On getting help with IRC" wiki page for instance.
Here is a quick summary of the main points :
Don't ask to ask, just ask
Write properly respecting your own language, you're not on your cell phone or with your chat buddies.
Try to give us relevant information about your problem :
“<something> is not working, what should I do?” is not for instance.
But pay attention not to flood the chat room with endless log or configuration files, use paste.debian.netBe polite and patient, these people are all volunteers, this is not their paid job to answer you.
Don't be lazy, read the documentation.
You may read that famous how-to about “How to ask questions the smart way”.
Packaging
Some XMPP related software in Debian is maintained by the XMPP packaging team. Ejabberd is maintained by the Ejabberd Packaging Team, other packages by other teams or by individual maintainers.
Clients
Graphical
Console
Command line
Web
converse.js RFP
libervia RFP
Servers
Libraries
C
libiksemel (XML parsing library, not solely used for XMPP)
libsignal-protocol-c (for OMEMO)
C++
Javascript
Python
Other
spectrum2 - XMPP transport framework
atomtopubsub RFP