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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]