On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:04:26AM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote: > > I propose you: [...] > > private one-to-one communication, it also supports chat rooms, and it is > > used > > in the XMPP network as well as for the IM capabilities for the Google Talk > > network. > > > > In contrast to other IM networks like MSN, ICQ or AIM, the XMPP servers > > are free software and can be used to create a private chat platform or have > > an own server to connect to the XMPP network. > > > > Link: http://xmpp.org/ Link: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Messaging_and_Presence_Protocol
Thank you Neustradamus and Simon. Indeed the meaning of Jabber/XMPP has changed since that description was last taken from Wikipedia. I am lazy and I like reusing content, so I prefer to track Wikipedia with tag descriptions. I'd keep the tag name as protocol::jabber for now, as changing a tag name is a rather heavyweight thing; however I agree that at some point protocol::jabber should probably become protocol::xmpp, especially as more non-chat software will appear that use XMPP. Here is the patch I committed, let me know if it sounds reasonable: --- a/debian-packages +++ b/debian-packages @@ -1858,18 +1858,20 @@ Description: IRC Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat Tag: protocol::jabber -Description: Jabber - The Jabber protocol is an instant messaging protocol on the basis of the XMPP - protocol. Additionally to private one-to-one communication, it also supports - chat rooms, and it is used in the Jabber IM network as well as for the IM - capabilities for the new GoogleTalk network. - . - In contrast to other IM networks like MSN, ICQ or AIM, the Jabber servers are - free software and can be used to create a private chat platform or have an own - server to connect to the Jabber network. - . - Link: http://www.jabber.org - Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber +Description: XMPP + Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an open-standard + communications protocol for message-oriented middleware based on XML + (Extensible Markup Language). + . + The protocol was originally named Jabber, and was developed for + near-real-time, extensible instant messaging (IM), presence information, and + contact list maintenance. + . + Designed to be extensible, the protocol today also finds application in VoIP + and file transfer signaling. + . + Link: http://xmpp.org/ + Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP Ciao, Enrico -- GPG key: 4096R/E7AD5568 2009-05-08 Enrico Zini <enr...@enricozini.org>
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