Cut out the middleman, design a decentralised service, lose a possible point of failure. ;-)
> Subject: Re: Crazy idea? > > I'll address that question in its time. > > For now, though, I don't want to put the cart before the horse; addressing > protocols (i.e. XMPP, SIP, OSCAR, etc.) while still talking about a > service (akin to AIM, YIM, MSN, ICQ, etc.). > > On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 pid...@alexoren.com wrote: > > First try to answer this one question: > > How will your service be better than XMPP (which is an open protocol > > with several open-source implementations)? > > > > On 07-04-2017 18:03, pid...@mail.iqk.com wrote: > >> > >> For years I've contemplated starting an IM service. The idea keeps > >> coming back to mind as all the big boys keep dropping out (or the > >> technical equivalent of dropping out), frustrating their users > >> (including myself). > >> > >> I cannot, possibly, be the first person to have this thought, right? > >> Although I've never seen any such discussion here, at least from what > >> I can find. > >> > >> I would think the smartest way for such a thing to be successful > >> would be to make it as compatible as possible with third-party > >> software, such as Pidgin. > >> > >> I don't have the programming chops to undertake this all by myself, > >> so I'd need to hire outsource programmers. > >> > >> I have some specific ideas of format and features, but before I get > >> into all that, I'd like some general feedback; feasibility, > >> technicalities, economics of the idea, etc. Maybe I *am* crazy, but > >> you never know, 'til you ask. > >> > >> > >> (Apologies, in advance, that this isn't a true support inquiry, but > >> since, at this point, it's mostly a technical inquiry, this was the > >> best forum I could think of.) > > _______________________________________________ > Support@pidgin.im mailing list > Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: > https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: https://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
