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OFFICIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
by Alexander Gnauck 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

I've started proxy voting via xmpp:memberbot@xmpp.org on the membership applications listed here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q1_2026 We will hold a member meeting on March 5th to formally approve the voting results. The meeting particulars are: Date: March 5th, 2026 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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Membership Application period Q1 2026
by Alexander Gnauck 02 Feb '26

02 Feb '26

I have created the membership application page for Q1 2026 at: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q1_2026 The following XSF members have to reapply: * Benson Muite * Ludovic Bocquet * Jan-Carel Brand * Dave Cridland * Nicola Fabiano * Alexander Gnauck * Daniel Gultsch * Tim Henkes * Edward Maurer * Jérôme Poisson * Mario Sabatino * Jonas Schäfer * Florian Schmaus * Winfried Tilanus * Trần H. Trung * Arne-Bruen Vogelsang * Matthew Wild * Heiner Wolf Regards, Alex

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Digital Independence Day - Di.Day in Germany
by E.M. 31 Jan '26

31 Jan '26

Dear all, XSF Communication Team basically just intended to ask for permission from Board. But they ask us to reach out to all of you. So here we go! Currently there is a new initiative going on from Save Social – Networks For Democracy. It's called the Digital Independence Day - Di.Day in Germany. https://di.day/en (Sorry, no English version yet) While XMPP members already contacted them to list XMPP as recommended technology as well (we were not involved). Though, we think it is a good thing, we wanted to ask if anything speaks against supporting this campaign and aloow higher presence of XMPP as technology? We are basically asking whether we can write messages in the media channels like this: ________________ In Germany the word spreads for the "Digital Independence Day" (https://di.day) and we also find vendor-independent messaging great! Coincidentally, the first ‘DI.DAY’ was on the anniversary of XMPP, January 4th! So let's go for digital independence and sovereignty! ________________ We believe this could get us certain media attention in a significant big media campaign in Germany. Best regards, Eddie

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XSF Dinner 2026 Invitation
by Ralph Meijer 27 Jan '26

27 Jan '26

Hello, Prior to FOSDEM 2026, members of the XMPP Standards Foundation convene for XMPP Summit 28. The annual summit in Brussels traditionally includes the XSF dinner, which is hosted by the XSF for its members, friends, and sponsors, to thank them for their hard work and support for the foundation and its mission. Also, it's great fun. The dinner will take place on the Thursday prior to FOSDEM, at restaurant L'Auberge Brétonne (Brusselsesteenweg 670 – 3090 OVERIJSE). We would like you to be there! If you're interested in joining us, please RSVP by fill out a short form at <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Nf2tQNMavEjO77oLVJw_7Bo43iRJqhP…> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1Nf2tQNMavEjO77oLVJw_7Bo43iRJqhP…>. We'll need your RSVP before 18:00 UTC, Wednesday 28 January (tomorrow!). If you're not a member or sponsor, you're still most welcome to attend. We do ask you cover the costs of food, drink and transport. Yeah, Ralph PS 1. Summit details can be found at https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Conferences/Summit_28. PS 2. If you want to sponsor the Summit and/or our presence at FOSDEM, we'd be very grateful. Please contact any board member for details.

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XMPP Summit 28 takes place next week
by E.M. 24 Jan '26

24 Jan '26

Hello everyone, the XMPP Summit 28 takes place next week! This is a good opportunity for your to consider: - Adding and reading through potential agenda topics so others are able to form their thoughts early. - Having a lighting talk. Application of XMPP in the wild is very welcome here. - Inviting a contact or friend of your close XMPP sphere. Three seats are left. Find all information and options to list here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Conferences/Summit_28 Info: If possible bring a multi-plug for your devices. See you in Brussels!

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Re: [GSoC] Google Summer of Code 2026
by E.M. 17 Jan '26

17 Jan '26

Dear all, regarding the Google Summer of Code I would like to send a kind reminder. You can start reading here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Google_Summer_of_Code_2026 If you and your project are interested, please list good ideas. As I know that the interest in the program has very much declined over the recent years, I still would like to promote this a opportunity. Besides the 350 and 175 hours, Google offers to also have just a 90 hours length. This might lower barriers and let reconsider to introduce people working with XMPP rather than expecting them to implement heavy lifting such as MUC or A/V. The 90 hours could also be taken to do this as a more academic implementation and working with rather simple topics but increase interest in the technology. Another thing to reconsider is finding people through talks with your community but also in your local sphere such as university and contacts you have and that might be suitable. - https://mov.im/community/news.xmpp.org/News/e65a1483-2449-4eb7-b1fd-09f3641… - https://fosstodon.org/@xmpp/115805273794678126 - https://bsky.app/profile/xmpp-official.bsky.social/post/3mb5vxmszad2b Best regards, Eddie On 05/12/2025 19:47, E.M. wrote: > Dear XMPP Community, > > Google has announced their stipend program for 2026. > > https://opensource.googleblog.com/2025/12/shape-future-with-google- > summer-of-code.html > > In this regard, the XSF is considering to apply as umbrella organisation > again. To do so, we would expect the community and its projects to come > up with good and interesting ideas. > > Hence, if you are interested to participate and until we come with more > details, please start thinking about your potential participation and > also communicating in your community to find also potential candidates > that contribute. > > A good start is to read Google's resources: https:// > developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/resources/ > > You can also join our GSoC XMPP chat: https://xmpp.org/chat?gsoc > > Kind regards, > Eddie > GSoC Org Administrator

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Future of fiscal hosting
by Matthew Wild 09 Jan '26

09 Jan '26

Hi folks, The XSF needs to decide on the future of its fiscal hosting programme. For those unfamiliar, fiscal hosting is a service the XSF has been offering for a few years now. It allows qualifying XMPP-related projects to essentially use the XSF as a way to receive money (e.g. donations from sponsors) and pay expenses (e.g. server costs). This saves projects from the trouble of setting up their own organization, bank account, and so on. To help organize this, we use the Open Collective platform which was purpose-built for this kind of arrangement. However, Open Collective have let us know that they will be raising their prices in 2026: https://pricing-2026.opencollective.com/ Under their previous pricing, our usage did not incur any costs and we were able to use their platform for free. They are planning to charge us ~$15/month per project ("collective") that we host. This is very expensive relative to the amount of funding we are enabling. For example: We currently have 5 collectives, and I checked their "estimated annual budget" earlier this year when the new pricing was announced (income was calculated by OpenCollective based on the prior 12 months of activity): Mellium: $15/month == 180% of their annual budget Prav: $15/month == 50% of their annual budget diasp.in: $15/month == 1000% of their annual budget Bifrost: dormant, $0 raised during past 12 months Prav iOS app: $15/month == 178% of their annual budget If we end the fiscal hosting programme, we will need to transfer to existing projects any funds that we are currently holding for them. If we continue, we need to agree that the expenses are justified. I propose this topic as an agenda item for the next board meeting (15th December). In the meantime, if any members have opinions, please feel free to share them. Regards, Matthew

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XMPP Eco-system Highlights 2025
by E.M. 28 Dec '25

28 Dec '25

Hello all, In advance to the FOSDEM 2026 and a possible recap article on this years highlights the XSF Communication Team would like to collect highlights of this year. We can promote this through our channels but also prepare a nice handout. https://pad.nixnet.services/x87ng-viRoGzVtjeIv7Luw?view Cheers, Eddie

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Investigation into Potential EU-Based XSF Presence
by Guus der Kinderen 16 Dec '25

16 Dec '25

Dear XSF Members, The Board has revisited the topic of establishing a minimal EU-based presence for the XSF, a subject with considerable history in our discussions over the years. While no decision has been made to create a European legal entity, we would like to move from open-ended discussion to action by conducting a time-boxed investigation. The goals of this investigation are: - Explore one or two lightweight options for an EU presence. - Identify potential benefits, estimated costs, administrative effort, and key risks. - Produce a short, public proposal suitable for member feedback, with a clear recommendation (go / no-go). Timeline: The investigation should report back within two Board meeting cycles. We are now seeking volunteers to help carry out this investigation. If you are interested or have relevant expertise, please reply to this message or contact the Board directly by January 7th. This effort does not commit the XSF to creating an EU entity. Its purpose is to gather sufficient information to make an informed decision in the future. Thank you for your attention and support. Kind regards, Guus

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voting results & meeting minutes
by Alexander Gnauck 11 Dec '25

11 Dec '25

Hello, you can find the meeting minutes here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Meeting-Minutes-2025-12-11 All applicants and reappliers were accepted. Congratulations to everyone. I will setup our next application page shortly Thanks, Alex

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