This message constitutes notice of a Last Call for comments on
XEP-0421.
Title: Anonymous unique occupant identifiers for MUCs
Abstract:
This specification defines a method that allows clients to identify a
MUC participant across reconnects and renames. It thus prevents
impersonification of anonymous users.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0421.html
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Hi all,
Further to the note in the LC thread on XEP-0424, I'd really like to have a
document (XEP, probably) that answers these questions:
What are the risks of choosing an stanza identifier that is not unique?
Does this still matter if the stanza identifier is unique to the session?
To the sending jid? To the bare jid of the sender?
What about missing off the stanza id attribute entirely?
What about MUC? PubSub? Etc?
If people have opinions, write away, and I'll volunteer to collate these
into a XEP (or, possibly, a patch against XEP-0359).
My reasoning is that we seem to vaguely know things can get Bad, but I for
one can't find where we've documented these Bad Things. I'd be delighted to
be corrected, as ever.
Dave.
Hey hey,
Boring incoming:
https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/1407
This is draft to avoid the XSF Board accidentally approving it before the
community has had a chance to discuss.
The main change is the paragraph added in Section 6 (Discussion Process),
covering changes to the XEP during Experimental:
The XEP author incorporates the feedback by creating source control patches
> (such as Pull Requests), in line with the preferred method in &xep0143;.
> Direct changes to an Experimental XEP, such as a contributor providing a
> patch (or Pull Request on GitHub), are still the responsibility of the XEP
> author, and are only applied if the XEP author agrees. If a XEP has
> multiple authors, while agreement is sought from all authors, only those
> opinions from responsive authors are considered. If the Approving Body
> feels that the XEP author is not responsive, another author may be added
> unilaterally by the Approving Body.
This is trying to do two things:
1) Document the existing practice that the XMPP Council has followed,
whereby changes to Experimental XEPs need "agreement" (PR approval, or
similar) from the XEP Author.
2) Document the existing practice that the XMPP Council has followed.
whereby if a XEP Author isn't responsive (ie, doesn't respond to emails,
etc) the XMPP Council can add a new XEP Author.
3) Document the *new practice* that if a contribution isn't a PR, it's the
XEP Author who is responsible to turn it into one.
The rest of the changes surface and restate existing process/policy/URLs
and aren't that interesting (well, even less interesting).
There is one additional possible process deviation we should document (or
call the Process Police out, or something). Submission of a XEP, as per
XEP-0143, occurs via email tot he Editor. Is this really still the case? Or
are these now by PR? That'll need changing in XEP-0143, which I'm happy to
do if that's the case. It'd be nice to have a non-PR variant of the process
(post here?)
Dave.
Version 0.1.0 of XEP-0502 (MUC Activity Indicator) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification provides querying entities an approximate
indication of the level of activity in a given XEP-0045 Multi-User
Chat room.
Changelog:
Promoted to Experimental (XEP Editor: dg)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0502.html
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time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to-
date.
Version 0.2.0 of XEP-0501 (Pubsub Stories) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification defines a way of publishing Stories over XMPP.
Changelog:
Add pubsub#item_expire in the node configuration (tj)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0501.html
Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/
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time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to-
date.
I have setup the membership application Wiki page for the application
period Q1 2025.
Applications are encouraged from developers and others who are actively
involved in the Jabber/XMPP community. To apply, create a page about
yourself on the Wiki:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Membership_Applications_Q1_2025
If you don't have a wiki account, send your full name, preferred
nickname and email address to me or one of the other Sysops:
https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Sysops
Apply now!!!
Thanks,
Alex
Version 0.1.0 of XEP-0501 (Pubsub Stories) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification defines a way of publishing Stories over XMPP.
Changelog:
Promoted to Experimental (XEP Editor: dg)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0501.html
Note: The information in the XEP list at https://xmpp.org/extensions/
is updated by a separate automated process and may be stale at the
time this email is sent. The XEP documents linked herein are up-to-
date.
The XMPP Extensions Editor has received a proposal for a new XEP.
Title: Pubsub Stories
Abstract:
This specification defines a way of publishing Stories over XMPP.
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/stories.html
The Council will decide in the next two weeks whether to accept this
proposal as an official XEP.
Good Morning Council Members,
the next XMPP Council Meeting will take place on, Tuesday, December 17
2024 at 16:30 UTC in xmpp:council@muc.xmpp.org?join
The Agenda is as follows:
1) Roll call
2) Agenda Bashing
3) Editors update
* Proposed XMPP Extension: Pubsub Stories
* UPDATED: XEP-0500 (MUC Slow Mode)
* LAST CALL: XEP-0421 (Anonymous unique occupant identifiers for MUCs)
4) Items for voting
a) Proposed XMPP Extension: Pubsub Stories
https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/stories.html
b) Issue Last Call on 'XEP-0424: Message Retraction'
https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0424.html
c) Issue Last Call on 'XEP-0425: Moderated Message Retraction'
https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0425.html
5) Pending votes
none
See the spreadsheet of doom:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oAHUqBdlkobDcmfQ-YRMfZHGQLMWEdOFuEU…
6) Date of Next
7) AOB
8) Close
Version 0.1.1 of XEP-0500 (MUC Slow Mode) has been released.
Abstract:
This specification describes a way to rate limit messages a single
user can send to a MUC room. It includes room configuration option,
and how servers and clients can handle such a feature.
Changelog:
Include first feedbacks (jl)
URL: https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0500.html
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