Here Are Some XMPP Messaging Servers For Running on Cloud IaaS – Unlike Skype or WhatsApp, These Are Free Software For Enterprise Grade Privacy. It is quite expected that WhatsApp will have privacy issues, they are not suitable for the our grade of security and privacy aware users. They are kind of hyped messaging apps for carrying out the Governmental Spyware Activities like PRISM.
Introduction To XMPP Messaging Servers For Running on Cloud IaaS
We talked about XMPP Protocol before. Basic problem of Cloud IaaS is the GNU/Linux distor – unfortunately, Free Software OpenStack is not tested on FSF certified 100% Free Software GNU/Linux. Data can get stolen from this layer. Security experts are finding bugs and fixing them, they are basically targeted at this gap. But these setup is better than using WhatsApp or Skype.
We wrote about WhatsApp and Skype too, although they are a bit backdated.
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XMPP Messaging Servers For Running on Cloud IaaS
Number of ongoing XMPP Messaging Server Application projects are not less. As many closed source Messaging App’s clients are Free Software (they do it to fool a bit aware users, the server’s License is not Free Software), you can “clone” the design from there “spyware development”. Be careful about avoiding to copy their javascript. Anyway, here is list, which is exactly not complete. Perform a Web Search to fin their official websites :
Prosody IM : Prosody is a XMPP communication server which can be extended to add functionality, or prototype new protocols. It has MIT License, it can be ported with BSD for your work.
Openfire : Openfire is our choice because of many reasons. It has clear Apache Free Software compatible License.
Apache ActiveMQ : Comes with Apache License.
Apache Vysper : Comes with Apache License.
Citadel : Comes With GNU GPL License.
djabberd : Comes With GNU GPL License.
Other known messaging servers with Free Software License are ejabberd, in.jabberd, Metronome IM, MongooseIM, psyced, Vines, Wokkel etc.
If you notice any errata in the listing, you can contact us; if you want to add some good development in the list, also let us know. Normally, we can use the servers within the bold names. They have a bigger user base.
