Re: Scoping discussion: updating XMPP RFCs / XMPP 2.0

Travis Burtrum <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.jabber.standards-jig
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On February 5, 2026 1:37:28 PM EST, Guus der Kinderen <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi all,

o/

>Some of the motivations that were raised:
>
>   - The current RFCs do not describe a baseline that results in
>   interoperable modern implementations
>   - Discoverability for new implementers is difficult (knowing which XEPs
>   are "essential")
>   - The IM landscape has changed significantly since the original RFCs

Fully agree, but all of these can be solved in the XSF.

>   - External review and feedback could be valuable

Maybe, but no guarantee we'd get any, and anyone interested could already give this? 

>   - There may be marketing and positioning benefits, but these are secondary

I'd argue these don't exist at all.  Look at the competitors in the space, where they are being used, and not only a total lack of RFCs but not even an open standards org like the XSF.  No users or potential users care. at. all. 

>Kind regards,
>  Guus

Thanks! 
moparisthebest
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