https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again! This issue covers the month
of June 2025.
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XMPP Events
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-events
- [
DebConf25](https://debconf25.debconf.org/): The 26th [
Debian](https://www.debian.org/)
Conference in Brest, France, from July 14th to 19th 2025, will feature:
- [Federated instant messaging, 100%
debianized](https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/161-federated-instant-messa…
by [Elena
Grandi](https://debconf25.debconf.org/users/valhalla/). A short talk (20
minutes) that will take place at the Grand amphi room on Monday, July 14th at 18:00
hours.
- [Jabber/XMPP BoF
session](https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/110-jabberxmpp-bof-session/), hosted by
[
Martin](https://debconf25.debconf.org/users/debacle/). A BoF (Birds of a Feather) meeting
(45 minutes) that will take place at ‘Room: B03-035’ on monday July 14th at 14:00 hours.
- [XMPP Italian happy
hour](https://video.xmpp-it.net/c/happyhour/videos) [IT]: monthly
Italian XMPP web meeting, every third Monday of the month at 7:00 PM UTC+2 (online event,
with web meeting mode and live streaming).
Videos
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#videos
Comunicación Libre, Segura y Descentralizada: [Taller abierto de
XMPP](https://fediverse.tv/w/43Vj1WDMtXxkQHkHFPsbM6) by
[Gnuxero](https://fediverse.tv/a/gnuxero/video-channels) for the [Club de Software
Libre](https://softlibre.com.ar/). [ES]
XMPP Articles
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-articles
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo
1](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-1.html) by [Jacobo Da Riva
Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo 2 -
OMEMO](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-2-omemo.html) by [Jacobo Da Riva
Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Introducción a XMPP - Capítulo 3 -
Grupos](https://jdrm.info/introduccion-a-xmpp-capitulo-3-grupos.html) by [Jacobo Da Riva
Muñoz](https://jdrm.info/pages/about.html). [ES]
- [Mensajería segura y abierta mediante CONVERSATIONS
Xmpp](https://alt43.es/mensajeria-segura-y-abierta-mediante-conversations-xmpp/) on
[alt43.es](https://alt43.es/). [ES]
- [Recuperando a soberania e a privacidade da sua comunicação pessoal e
corporativa](https://dev.to/isafashiondev/recuperando-a-soberania-e-a-privacidade-da-sua-comunicacao-pessoal-e-corporativa-id3)
by [Isadora Ribeiro](https://dev.to/isafashiondev). [PT_BR]
- [Mitigating MITMs in XMPP](https://blog.jmp.chat/b/mitigating-mitms-in-xmpp) by Amolith
for the [JMP Blog](https://blog.jmp.chat/).
- [Setting up Slidge Gateway with Openfire for use with Whatsapp, Matrix and
Telegram](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/setting-up-slidge-gateway-…
by surfbum for the [Ignite Realtime
Community](https://www.igniterealtime.org/).
- [Per-application passwords in
Tigase](https://tigase.org/blog/tigase-per-app-credentials/) from the [Tigase
Posts](https://tigase.org/posts/).
- [Join the XMPP-IT Community: Your Help
Matters!](https://www.xmpp-it.net/2025/07/05/roughnecks/collabora-con-noi/) The XMPP-IT
community is launching a call for active collaboration — no need to be an expert, and it’s
not paid work, just shared participation. From translations to testing software, writing
wiki content or contributing code, there’s room for everyone. [IT]
XMPP Software News
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-software-news
XMPP Clients and Applications
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-clients-and-ap…
- [
Cheogram](https://cheogram.com/) has released version
[2.17.10-2](https://git.sr.ht/~singpolyma/cheogram-android/refs/2.17.10-2) for Android.
- [
Converse.js](https://conversejs.org/) has released version
[
11.0.1](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases/tag/v11.0.1) of its
open-source and web-based XMPP chat client. The desktop version can be downloaded from
[
here](https://github.com/conversejs/converse-desktop/releases). Make sure to check out
the [release
link](https://github.com/conversejs/converse.js/releases) for all the
details!
- [
Gajim](https://gajim.org/) has released version
[
2.3.0](https://gajim.org/posts/2025-06-29-gajim-2.3.0-released/) ([2.3.1 and
2.3.2](https://gajim.org/posts/2025-07-02-gajim-2.3.1-2.3.2-released/)) with a fresh new
look featuring [
Adwaita](https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/libadwaita/), adding new
features, improvements, quite a few changes and bug fixes. Head over to their [news
section](https://gajim.org/posts/) for more information. And don’t forget to read the
[
changelog](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/-/blob/master/ChangeLog) for all the
details!
- [
Libervia](https://libervia.org/) has received [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl/) funding to
‘Implement serverless (with RELOAD) and reduce metadata exposure’ ([Serverless and
Metadata Reduction for XMPP](https://nlnet.nl/project/ServerlessXMPP/)). This project will
reduce metadata exposure and enable decentralized, serverless communication. Work will
focus on end-to-end encryption specs for roster (contact list) information. These changes
will be implemented in the Libervia ecosystem through [
Tor](https://www.torproject.org/)
integration, which will help anonymize connections and reduce IP tracking. A second focus
area is advancing serverless communication by implementing the RELOAD protocol
[
XEP-0415](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0415.html) and leveraging end-to-end
authentication via [
XEP-0416](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0416.html) and
[
XEP-0417](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0417.html). This project will strengthen XMPP
and Libervia’s privacy and availability, enabling their use in environments where servers
may be unavailable or inaccessible.
- [Monocles](https://monocles.eu/) has released versions
[
2.0.8](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRel…,
[
2.0.9](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRel…,
[
2.0.10](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRe…
and
[
2.0.11](https://codeberg.org/monocles/monocles_chat/releases/tag/CodebergRe…
of its chat client for Android, featuring many new functions and fixes.
- [
Prose](https://prose.org/) has released versions
[
0.10.2](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web/releases/tag/0.10.2) and
[
0.11.0](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web/releases/tag/0.11.0) of its web
frontend [
prose-web-app](https://github.com/prose-im/prose-app-web).
XMPP Servers
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-servers
- The [Ignite Realtime
community](https://www.igniterealtime.org/) is thrilled to announce
the release of the latest versions of their popular open-source XMPP server. [Openfire
5.0.0](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-5-0-0-a-new-era-of-r…
just came out, immediately followed by [Openfire
5.0.1](https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/openfire-5-0-1-release-our-10…
which should be its drop-in replacement. The new releases come packed with a host of new
features, improvements, and bug fixes that enhance its performance, security, and
usability. You can download Openfire 5.0.1 straight from the
[
website](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) and read the
[
documentation](https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/documentati… to get
started. Don’t forget to check out the
[
changelog](https://download.igniterealtime.org/openfire/docs/latest/changel… for a
list of all the changes that have been made!
- [
MongooseIM](https://www.erlang-solutions.com/technologies/mongooseim/) has released
version [
6.4.0](https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM/releases/tag/6.4.0) of its Enterprise
Instant Messaging Solution. This release brings new features, changes, various fixes and
improvements. For more information, make sure to check out the
[
changelog](https://github.com/esl/MongooseIM/blob/6.4.0/CHANGELOG.md) and the
[documentation](https://esl.github.io/MongooseDocs/6.4.0/).
XMPP Libraries & Tools
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#xmpp-libraries--too…
- [
go-xmpp](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp) versions
[
0.2.15](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp/releases/tag/v0.2.15) and
[
0.2.16](https://github.com/xmppo/go-xmpp/releases/tag/v0.2.16) have been released.
- [
peertube-plugin-livechat](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugi…
versions
[
13.0.0](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/release…
and
[
14.0.0](https://github.com/JohnXLivingston/peertube-plugin-livechat/release…
have been released.
Extensions and specifications
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#extensions-and-spec…
The XMPP Standards Foundation develops extensions to XMPP in its [XEP
series](https://xmpp.org/extensions/) in addition to [XMPP
RFCs](https://xmpp.org/rfcs/).
Developers and other standards experts from around the world collaborate on these
extensions, developing new specifications for emerging practices, and refining existing
ways of doing things. Proposed by anybody, the particularly successful ones end up as
Final or Active - depending on their type - while others are carefully archived as
Deferred. This life cycle is described in
[
XEP-0001](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0001.html), which contains the formal and
canonical definitions for the types, states, and processes. [Read more about the standards
process](https://xmpp.org/about/standards-process/). Communication around Standards and
Extensions happens in the [Standards Mailing
List](https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/standards.xmpp.org/) ([online
archive](https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/standards@xmpp.org/)).
Proposed
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#proposed
The XEP development process starts by writing up an idea and submitting it to the [XMPP
Editor](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/editor-team/). Within two weeks, the
[
Council](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/#council) decides whether to
accept this proposal as an Experimental XEP.
- [Data
Policy](https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/data_policy.html)
- This document specifies metadata on how an entity handles its data (encryption, data
retention, etc).
- [Data Forms File Input
Element](https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/data-form-file-element.html)
- This specification defines an element which can be used with data forms to let users
upload one or more files.
New
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#new
- No New XEPs this month.
Deferred
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#deferred
If an experimental XEP is not updated for more than twelve months, it will be moved off
Experimental to Deferred. If there is another update, it will put the XEP back onto
Experimental.
- No XEPs deferred this month.
Updated
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#updated
- Version 0.1.4 of [
XEP-0284](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0284.html) (Shared XML
Editing)
- Fix the registrar section.
- Format the glossary better.
- Add missing <state/> wrappers in examples.
- Write an XML Schema. (egp)
- Version 0.9.0 of [
XEP-0384](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0384.html) (OMEMO
Encryption)
- Device labels must be signed
- Allow empty device list in XML schema
- Reworded security consideration that could be interpreted as forbidding trust mechanisms
like BTBV/TOFU
- Added section about dealing with lack of presence subscription
- Removed reference to omemo-session-healing (th)
- Version 1.0.3 of [
XEP-0388](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0388.html) (Extensible SASL
Profile)
- Add missing minOccurs=‘0’ to additional-data in <continue/> in XML schema. (lnj)
- Version 0.1.1 of [
XEP-0485](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0485.html) (PubSub Server
Information)
- Fixed references to XEP identifier. (gdk)
- Version 0.1.1 of [
XEP-0498](https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0498.html) (Pubsub File
Sharing)
- Fix wrong shortname and add tags. (jp)
Last Call
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#last-call
Last calls are issued once everyone seems satisfied with the current XEP status. After the
[
Council](https://xmpp.org/about/xmpp-standards-foundation/#council) decides whether the
XEP seems ready, the [XMPP
Editor](https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/editor-team/) issues a Last
Call for comments. The feedback gathered during the Last Call can help improve the XEP
before returning it to the Council for advancement to Stable.
- No Last Call this month.
Stable
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#stable
- No XEPs moved to Stable this month.
Deprecated
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#deprecated
- No XEPs deprecated this month.
Rejected
https://xmpp.org/2025/07/the-xmpp-newsletter-june-2025/#rejected
- No XEPs rejected this month.
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- General contributors: Adrien Bourmault (neox), Alexander “PapaTutuWawa”, Arne, Badri
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jabberfr.org](https://news.jabberfr.org/category/newsletter/) and
[
linuxfr.org](https://linuxfr.org/tags/xmpp/public)
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nyco, Pierre Jarillon, Ppjet6, Ysabeau
- German: [
xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Millesimus
- Italian: notes.nicfab.eu
- Translators: nicola
- Portuguese: [
xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Paulo
- Spanish: [
xmpp.org](https://xmpp.org/categories/newsletter/)
- Translators: Gonzalo Raúl Nemmi
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