From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Frank Slootweg  wrote:   
   > Chris  wrote:   
   >> Jörg Lorenz  wrote:   
   >>> On 23.11.25 16:00, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   >>>> In the snipped part, I pointed to Internet Standards such as e-mail,   
   >>>> web, etc.. I take it you don't care about such matters? :-(   
   >>>   
   >>> Instant messengers are all proprietary.   
   >>   
   >> Currently, yes. Wasn't always the case. Back in the day Jabber (now XMPP -   
   >> stupid name) was great.   
   >   
   >   Yes, we used Jabber for 'chat' between the engineers in our part of   
   > our company. Both within the office and between work-at-home engineers.   
   > (Yes, we already (partially) worked at home in the later 90s. I'm still   
   > somewhat amused about all the hoopla about it in the recent/current   
   > time.)   
   >   
   >   We also used some other (incompatible?) chat client/system earlier or   
   > later, but can't remember the name of that one.   
      
   Slack is the preferred method for technical people nowadays. I don't get   
   the attraction.   
      
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