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Another episode of the XMPP sprints series happened this weekend close to Another episode of the XMPP sprints series happened this weekend close to
Stockholm in the Nacka prefecture, in a house we rented. We worked together on Stockholm in the Nacka prefecture, in a house we rented. Significant
improving a new groupchat bookmarks specification, file transfer improvements to the sprint infra this time are sauna and crêpes!
interoperability issues, and a future landing page for new XMPP users!
As usual, every developer meetup comes up with its share of bug fixes, new We worked together on improving a new groupchat bookmarks specification, file
ideas, and improvements. transfer interoperability issues, and a future landing page for new XMPP
users! As usual, every developer meetup comes up with its share of bug fixes,
new ideas, and improvements.
![Stockholm scenery](../stockholm.jpg) ![Stockholm scenery](../stockholm.jpg)
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the most part (if not all). This is more or less similar to other portals like the most part (if not all). This is more or less similar to other portals like
[joinmastodon][joinmastodon], or [nextcloud sign-up process][nextcloud-signup]. [joinmastodon][joinmastodon], or [nextcloud sign-up process][nextcloud-signup].
While I am no designer at all, building up a website isn't the hardest part, Building up the website isn't the hardest part, what is hard is finding ways
what is hard is finding a way to convey to the user what "federation" or to convey to the user what "federation" or "public network" mean. Roel teaches
"public network" mean. Roel teaches in Interaction Design, and so he was a in Interaction Design, and so he was a great help over the weekend. We came up
great help over the weekend. We came up with a narrative for the project, and with a narrative for the project, and a sketch for a sign-in flow.
a sketch for a sign-in flow.
The project is far from being over, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Lots The project is far from being over, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Lots
of work needs to be done with the "stakeholders", that is mainly users and of work needs to be done with the "stakeholders", that is mainly users and
server operators. server operators.
To know what server to recommend to users, we need to first get a list a To know what server to recommend to users, we need to first get a list a
servers we are confident about and are willing to recommend. This would servers we are confident about and willing to recommend. This would mandate
mandate discussing with server operators to get feedback. And this would then discussing with server operators to get feedback on a required "feature set"
be fed into usability testing sessions for user to validate all of it. After and policies. All this would then be fed into usability testing sessions for
that, we would need lots of promotion around it, and that's also going to take users to validate all of it. After that, we would need lots of promotion around
a significant amount of effort. it, and that's also going to take a significant amount of effort.
While I am excited about all this, I don't think diving in head first is a While I am excited about all this, I don't think diving in head first is a
good strategy and I would rather take it slow. good strategy and I would rather take it slow.