@untrusem was unable to attend #PravConf due to budget and logistical issues, so it's great to hear he's got a slot at @fossunited's #LucknowFOSS instead! We'll finally get to see the talk that was supposed to happen at #PravConf2025 🎉
https://fossunited.org/c/lucknow/2025/cfp/7n1sclliv7
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A screenshot of the Convo app on my flip phone, with the PravConf group chat highlighted. The other chats above it are for "Free Software Community of India", "Convo – XMPP messaging for KaiOS feature phones", and "Prav Publicity and Outreach".
A purple-pink graphic for PravConf, depicting various devices flying around: a flip phone, a geeky command-line-sporting computer, and a Raspberry Pi like SBC. Also flying around are the words: "No smartphone? No problem." Below is a banner with the event details: PravConf 2025, happening on 1st and 2nd March 2025 at MEC Kochi. URL: conf.prav.app Finally comes the mandatory list of sponsors: Fiscal host Navodaya Networks, Organising Partner FOSS MEC, and Gold Sponsor Mostly Harmless. Unfortunately, our (very new) platinum sponsor Goodbytes is not (yet) included
Is it too late to mention that I'll be giving a talk on #Convo and #KaiOS at #PravConf tomorrow :blobcatadorable:
https://conf.prav.app
A round shampoo bar wrapped with the XMPP logo, sitting on top of a flyer that will be displayed in detail in the next picture.
![Flyer. Full text follows, along with a description of accompanying images:
[The XMPP logo] Introducing xampu, the XMPP themed shampoo bar!
What if your shampoo brand forced you to hang out only with people who use the same brand of shampoo? [Two people with focus lines on their hair. A lightning bolt strikes between them]
We think such restrictions are as absurd for messaging apps as they would be for hair products. [Similarly, two speech bubbles with a lightning bolt betwixt]
XMPP is a common language (protocol) that different chat services can use to talk to each other. [Image of many connected speech bubbles]
[Green banner saying] XMPP stands for "eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol". Since both those are a mouthful, people in Brazil have taken to affectionately pronouncing it xampu—which means shampoo.
[A rabbit] This shampoo bar by Beeja Botanicals is hand made using natural ingredients. It is free from harmful products like SLS and paraben, and contains no animal-tested products.
Like making your own shampoo, running your own chat server allows you to address local ethical and technical issues—more privacy? solar powered? larger upload size? integrated login?—that matter to you.
Not everyone has the time and energy to make shampoo, or to run their own XMPP server. Proceeds from this shampoo bar will go towards funding Prav, which operates XMPP services so you don't have to. [A pigeon]
Footer saying: Hair is personal. Messaging should be, too.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tmsnp2h5ractctem5t6yn7qs/bafkreiacipefrh5r2lh46hpgdepiktrn3zrohar7z25xeay4rax2tldewq)
Flyer. Full text follows, along with a description of accompanying images: [The XMPP logo] Introducing xampu, the XMPP themed shampoo bar! What if your shampoo brand forced you to hang out only with people who use the same brand of shampoo? [Two people with focus lines on their hair. A lightning bolt strikes between them] We think such restrictions are as absurd for messaging apps as they would be for hair products. [Similarly, two speech bubbles with a lightning bolt betwixt] XMPP is a common language (protocol) that different chat services can use to talk to each other. [Image of many connected speech bubbles] [Green banner saying] XMPP stands for "eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol". Since both those are a mouthful, people in Brazil have taken to affectionately pronouncing it xampu—which means shampoo. [A rabbit] This shampoo bar by Beeja Botanicals is hand made using natural ingredients. It is free from harmful products like SLS and paraben, and contains no animal-tested products. Like making your own shampoo, running your own chat server allows you to address local ethical and technical issues—more privacy? solar powered? larger upload size? integrated login?—that matter to you. Not everyone has the time and energy to make shampoo, or to run their own XMPP server. Proceeds from this shampoo bar will go towards funding Prav, which operates XMPP services so you don't have to. [A pigeon] Footer saying: Hair is personal. Messaging should be, too.
They said #XMPP was connected to #xampu, so I made some! 😇
Hair is personal. Messaging should be too :xmpp:
The owner of Beeja Botanicals is my former classmate, and she's used the shampoo herself, so I know it's good! The first batch is ready and will be […]
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A graphic for PravConf 2025, with a purple-pink gradient background. It has a large logo of the Prav app, followed by "PravConf2025". Below that is the date and location: 1st March 2025, MEC Kochi. Finally, a URL for the conference website is in a corner: https://conf.prav.app
Okay, this is coming a month late for #GlobalSwitchDay, but #Fedizens! Here's your chance to talk about federation, decentralisation, self-hosting, taking ownership of your data, and anything related :fedi:
#PravConf, the annual gathering of @prav, is […]
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