November 2024 - Members

Extending the XSF Community Code of Conduct (XEP-0458)
by Jonas Schäfer 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

Hi everyone, Going through the CoC again, I notice that it has a few gaps we should probably address. While the current wording explicitly prohibits racist language, there are a lot of other *-isms which are unfortunately quite present in various spaces on the XMPP network and which sometimes roll into XSF rooms. I do not think that we want to be perceived as, for instance, an anti-LGBTQIA+ community, so we should extend the CoC to: a) send the clear message to the world that we won't tolerate behaviour that, and b) give our moderators (that includes me in some places) the necessary holding to enforce when necessary Concretely, I propose that we add to 2.4 Be respectful, the following items on the list of things to avoid: > - Use of racist, misogynistic, anti-trans, anti-gay, ableist slurs, or other > derogatory pejoratives for oppressed identity groups against such groups. > > - Blatantly racist, casteist, ableist, sexist, anti-trans, or otherwise > offensive and bigoted discourse. In addition, before the list of things to avoid, I would like to add: > Respect others requests for space. That includes to disengage from a > discourse if your partner(s) indicate that they do not want to discuss a > topic any further. It is not easy to let someone be "wrong" on the internet, > but boundaries are there to be respected. To section 2.5 ("Be friendly and supportive"), I would like to add after the first paragraph: > This includes being mindful of the abilities of others; nobody is born an > expert in anything and we all had to learn at some point. Be supportive of > newcomers and learners. Do not be patronizing or condescending. I may propose a PR against XEP-0458, but before doing so I wanted to offer this for discussion on this list. kind regards, Jonas

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Board and Council
by Dave Cridland 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

Entirely true story: This year, I fumble-fingered my votes on Board, and realised I was just as happy with the outcome as if I had not. Great candidates, and if the final board doesn't include me, I'll be happy that the Board is made up of some really good people who'll do a lot for the XSF. I mean, vote for me, of course, but actually if you vote for other people we'll have a great Board anyway, so really just vote if you haven't already. Council also has great candidates, and I'm particularly happy that not only have most of the existing (very good) Council continued, but the "new" slot will be filled by Jerôme, who should have run for Council years ago. But it's a massive disappointment to see that we, as members, don't have a choice - this has been the case for a couple of years. It's nice that the choice we don't have is a great choice, of course. But it'd be better if we had multiple great choices. So, two questions: - If you're a "technical" XSF member - written XEPs, write code, review stuff, active in the technical discussions - what stops you from running for Council? - How can we encourage and enable people to run for Council? My answer to the first is actually simple enough - I've been out of the loop for a couple of years, and now I'm laser-focused on the server-side (and Metre barely counts as a server). Plus, been there and done that. And finally, I worried about the commitment level - Council needs timely, detailed, responses to things. My answer to the second mostly depends on everyone else's answers to the first, though... Anyway, it'd be good if in a year's time, there's 7 or 8 people volunteering for Council, like Board (bewilderingly) is now. Dave.

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OFFICIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
by Alexander Gnauck 26 Nov '24

26 Nov '24

I've started proxy voting via xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org on the membership applications listed here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q4_2024 We will hold a meeting on December 11th to formally approve the voting results. The meeting particulars are: * Date: December 11th, 2024 * Time: 19:00 UTC * Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org When you have problems with memberbot please contact my directly by email or xmpp. Thanks, Alex

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meeting minutes board&council election 2024
by Alexander Gnauck 22 Nov '24

22 Nov '24

Hello, you can find the meeting minutes of our annual member meeting here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Meeting-Minutes-2024-11-21 the following individuals were elected to the XSF Board for the 2024/2025 term: * Edward Maurer * Ralph Meijer * Florian Schmaus * Dave Cridland * Arne-Bruen Vogelsang the 2024/2025 XSF Council consists of the following individuals: * Jérôme_Poisson * Marvin Wissfeld * Daniel Gultsch * Stephen Paul Weber * Dan Caseley Lets welcome all our new and returning Board & Council members. And thanks to all volunteers applying for any of those positions. I will try to get the mailing lists updated ASAP. The new board and council can start to schedule their first meeting and do the transition. Thanks, Alex

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Thanks and first suggestion
by Arne-Brün Vogelsang 22 Nov '24

22 Nov '24

Hi everyone, firstly, I would like to thank everyone for voting! I am happy to be able to give the XSF more support and I already have the first suggestion and question. As I was at a conference at the German Federal Office for Data Protection in the department for messenger services at the beginning of the month and also "promoted" XMPP there, it was suggested to me that I could send the department an e-mail about XMPP. I would like to do that. The question is, does it make sense for you or has someone already written them? (Or maybe we shouldn't write them? :D) The idea is to explain the advantages of XMPP compared to other messaging protocols. Also the potential of interoperability and maybe more things that come to mind. Have a good time Arne

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voting update
by Alexander Gnauck 19 Nov '24

19 Nov '24

According to my records the following members have voted in the current board&council elections: * andrzej.wojcik (at) tigase.org * dan.caseley (at) igniterealtime.org * daniel (at) gultsch.de * daniel (at) spacecloud.one * emus (at) jabbers.one * flo (at) geekplace.eu * gnauck (at) conversations.im * goffi (at) jabber.fr * holger (at) jabber.fu-berlin.de * intosi (at) ik.nu * jabber (at) larma.de * mario (at) sabatino.pro * martin (at) mdosch.de * mathieui (at) mathieui.net * neox (at) a-lec.org * nicola (at) nicfab.chat * p42ity (at) eversten.me * ralphm (at) ik.nu * root (at) nicolosus.chat * singpolyma (at) singpolyma.net * soul (at) blastersklan.com * stpeter (at) jabber.org * tim (at) mailbox.bz * zash (at) zash.se If you have not yet voted, please send a message to xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org. If you have problems with memberbot please contact me directly by email or xmpp. Thanks, Alex

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Membership Application period Q4 2024
by Alexander Gnauck 12 Nov '24

12 Nov '24

I have created the membership application page for Q4 2024 at: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q4_2024 The following XSF members have to reapply: * Kim Alvefur * Adrien Bourmault * Dan Caseley * Nicolas Cedilnik * Joachim Lindborg * Georg Lukas * Thilo Molitor * Axel Reimer * Peter Waher * Stephen Paul Weber Regards, Alex

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XMPP Summit 27
by E.M. 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

Dear all, The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) will hold its 27th XMPP Summit in Brussels, Belgium this year again! These are the two days preceding FOSDEM 2025. The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the XMPP protocol to attend, and discuss all things XMPP in person and remote! Here is the official announcement of the XMPP Summit 27: https://xmpp.org/2024/11/xmpp-summit-27/ I will post through our media channels soon. Kind regards, Eddie

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OFFICIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
by Alexander Gnauck 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

I've started proxy voting via xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org on the board & council elections listed here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024 We will hold a member meeting on November 21st to formally approve the voting results. The meeting particulars are: Date: 2024-11-21 Time: 19:00 UTC Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org When you have problems with memberbot please contact my directly by email or xmpp. Thanks, Alex

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Re: Board & Council elections
by Alexander Gnauck 01 Nov '24

01 Nov '24

Another reminder Alex ________________________________ Von: Alexander Gnauck <gnauck(a)gmail.com> Gesendet: Mittwoch, Oktober 23, 2024 5:19:32 PM An: XSF Members <members(a)xmpp.org> Betreff: [Members] Re: Board & Council elections just a reminder that we are coming closer to the deadline. When you are interested to apply for board or council then please add your application to: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024 Thanks, Alex ------ Originalnachricht ------ Von "Alexander Gnauck" <gnauck(a)gmail.com<mailto:gnauck@gmail.com>> An "XSF Members" <members(a)xmpp.org<mailto:members@xmpp.org>> Datum 13.09.2024 13:38:09 Betreff [Members] Board & Council elections Hello, another year went by and we have to get prepared to elect the 2024-2025 XSF Board and Council soon. When you are interested in running for Board (business stuff) or Council (technical stuff) for the upcoming term, please create an appropriate Wiki page by November 3rd, 2024, 00:00 UTC and link it from here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Board_and_Council_Elections_2024 When you need to learn more about those roles, feel free to ask questions on the list, our XSF chatroom, or contact people directly which have been in those roles before. Proxy voting is scheduled to start on November 4th, and we will hold our annual meeting to elect the next XSF Board and Council on November 21st. The meeting particulars are: Date: 2024-11-21 Time: 19:00 UTC Location: xmpp:xsf@muc.xmpp.org<mailto:xsf@muc.xmpp.org>?join Thanks, Alex

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