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For #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] day 11, we have a reminder of how extensible and flexible #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] actually is. While people usually think only of private messaging à la #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Signal]Signal[/url] and #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Arattai]Arattai[/url], the same protocol can be used for cases as diverse as social media updates, shared bookmarking, newsfeeds, and more. Initiatives like #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Movim]Movim[/url], #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Blasta]Blasta[/url], and #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Libervia]Libervia[/url] demonstrate that it's not just a question of being able to communicate among birds, but also among animals, starfish, and maybe even #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=sting-ray]sting-ray[/url]! Artwork by @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Art]Art[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=HandDrawn]HandDrawn[/url]

@[url=https://mastodon.social/users/rahulporuri]Poruri Sai Rahul[/url] from @[url=https://mas.to/users/fossunited]FOSS United[/url] echoed the federation aspect of #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] (mentioning how he can communicate with Prav users using Quicksy) in an Indian Express article (https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arattai-vs-whatsapp-the-answer-to-western-big-tech-10299424/) in which he talked about how moving from one walled garden to another (WhatsApp to Arattai) is a bad move.

Riding on the back to remove bugs and ticks? We've heard of birds and deer forming this kind of symbiosis. While it's not clear if that bird could be a pigeon, Prāv does have a symbiosis of its own...with the rest of the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] ecosystem! For #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] day 5, we'd like to draw your attention to how we stand on the shoulders of all the other XMPP clients and servers 🏋️ You can use Prāv not just to talk to the 700+ Prāv users but to all the millions of XMPP users across the world! On our side, we try to do our bit to remove bugs and ticks, making the onboarding and user experience smoother so that more people can easily get onto the network. The nice thing about #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=federation]federation[/url] is that though we have numerous apps, we aren't really competition. When one of us gets users, we all win 🪄️ Art by @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url] 🎨️ #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Deer]Deer[/url] [url=https://venera.social/photo/106343008768e365ec90361506891981-0.jpeg][img=https://venera.social/photo/106343008768e365ec90361506891981-1.jpeg]Ink sketch of a pigeon sitting on the back of a deer, which is facing away from the viewer. It's no coincidence that the antlers of the deer look a bit like the XMPP logo[/img][/url]

While we'd like everyone to use decentralised messaging standards like #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url], there are times when you just want to stay in touch with a friend or group on the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=murky]murky[/url] lands of the other side. Thankfully we have software like #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Matterbridge]Matterbridge[/url] and #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Slidge]Slidge[/url] to bridge your messages across to other platforms—although no guarantees about what happens to your message once it reaches there 🤖️ Art for #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] by @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url] 🎨️ #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Murky]Murky[/url]

Our #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] for Day 3 has a very simple message from our #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] project: community rules! 👑️ Thanks to the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Loomio]Loomio[/url] decision-making platform for enabling us to manage community discussions, votes, and polls, and the Free Software Community of India (#FSCI) for hosting the instance #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Codema]Codema[/url] that we use for it 🗳️ Art by @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url] 🎨️ #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Crown]Crown[/url]

#[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] day 2, Prāv edition! Standards like #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] allow people to weave conversations without leaving the app of their choice, be it Prāv, @[url=https://fosstodon.org/users/dino]Dino[/url], or anything else :xmpp: Art by @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url] 🎨️ #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Weave]Weave[/url]

Prāv has decided to participate in #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober]Inktober[/url] this year thanks to @[url=https://pixelfed.social/users/badrihippo]Hippo[/url]! For the first post, we'd like to highlight that Prāv users are free to take on any identity they want, without being bound by rules and regulations. And if you want multiple identities, perhaps some @[url=https://monocles.social/users/monocles]monocles[/url] will help 😉️ #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Inktober2025]Inktober2025[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Mustache]Mustache[/url]

We had a great time at #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=IndiaFOSS]IndiaFOSS[/url] 2025 this weekend. Thanks @[url=https://mas.to/users/fossunited]FOSS United[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url]

Congratulations to @[url=https://merveilles.town/users/untrusem]मोक्ष / untrusem ⁂[/url] on successfully rebasing the Prāv Android client to the latest version of Quicksy! For this task, he has been given ₹10k ($113.4/€96.4) from the ₹40k ($453.7/€385.6) awarded to us by the Nāgārathnā Memorial Grant last year [url=https://thejeshgn.com/2024/04/12/nmg-2024-results/.]https://thejeshgn.com/2024/04/12/nmg-2024-results/.[/url] Help us bring #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=XMPP]XMPP[/url] to the masses! We are in need of more developers, designers, and writers. We have multiple tasks for which funds have been allocated, but are lacking people to actually execute them. We also welcome individual donations and other means of financial support - we have no corporate sponsors so we can remain true to our mission. Check [url=https://prav.app/donate]https://prav.app/donate[/url] for more details. #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=FreeSoftware]FreeSoftware[/url] #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=OpenSource]OpenSource[/url]

[b]📢 Scheduled maintenance for Prāv[/b] We are going to be running some scheduled maintenance on the #[url=https://venera.social/search?tag=Prav]Prav[/url] server tomorrow (Friday 12th September 2025) from 12 noon to 3 PM, India Standard Time. The service might go down for some time during this time period. @[url=https://fosstodon.org/users/badrihippo]Hippo 🍉[/url] will be upgrading the software on the server to the latest versions, which will also pave the way for releasing a new version of the app in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates below this post!