💾 Archived View for midnight.pub › replies › 7159 captured on 2024-05-12 at 16:24:42. Gemini links have been rewritten to link to archived content

-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Ah, a fellow Arch user! It really gives you a sense of control and it's the closest bet in terms of adjusting nearly every piece of software to your hardware without spending hours compiling programs.

While I never laid my hands on XMPP, I did make the bold switch to P2P chat services. My best friend made the switch, as well, though I did end up losing contact to most of my acquaintances and old friends, which I don't nearly mind as much as I initially assumed. It works for us and I no longer bother with people choosing maximum convenience over friendships.

Write a reply

Replies

~elijah wrote (thread):

Hello ~alex this is completely off-topic but im smitten with the yellow rose you have in your about me page. Could you tell me how you added that? I tried adding asci art and it didn't change colour and couldn't find help in the documentation.

~keystone wrote:

Arch has struck a balance for me. I like how light the iso is and the constant updates and software availability means I can get my hands on most software I want. The community aspect was also a big part of my decision to keep using it.

XMPP is quite good and I would recommend giving it a shot.

Right now I keep whatsapp and instagram to chat with most of the normal crowd.

Signal for my frequent contacts, close friends and some family, matrix and xmpp for my fellow linux friends and irc for the novelty.

Haven't tried p2p messengers a whole lot but the ones I did just didn't fit my usecase.

~ew wrote (thread):

Hello,

may I ask, which p2p system you chose?