Hello. I am looking for an alternative to Telegram and I prefer an application that uses decentralised servers. My question is: why is the xmpp+omemo protocol not recommended on websites when it is open source and decentralised? The privacyguides.org website does not list xmpp+omemo as a recommended messaging service. Nor does this website include it in its comparison of private messaging services.
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/assets/img/cover/real-time-communication.webp
Why do you think xmpp and its messaging clients such as Conversations, Movim, Gajim, etc. do not appear in these guides?
Then why bother with Matrix at all if that’s not for the federation? You give yourself the trouble and inefficiencies of an over-engineered protocol you won’t even use.
Because matrix has the bet bridges so I can centralize all other protocols on my matrix server (Continuwuity) and have whatsapp, telegram, Signal all accessible from one single app.
All those bridges rely on some community-made libraries developed by few individuals unrelated to Matrix, so, not only there isn’t much Matrix-specific to them, but it’s reproduced for other protocols, JFYI: https://slidge.im/
Good to know… Well I am on matrix now, so no need to switch, but will keep in mind.
At least you are on the continuwuity side of it, which is much more sane than hosting synapse (but you are missing out on many features I guess. If you get tired of this eventually, give ejabberd a shot, it’s self-contained with all features, including VoIP/AV calls.