GNOME Chat and the future of instant messaging in gnome

[Bastián Díaz <diaz bastian openmailbox org>]

Hello again,

This is an issue that perhaps has been discussed before, but apparently 
it is not a priority for gnome developers.

Instant messaging has become commoditized much in mobile devices with 
applications such as WhatsApp, Viber, Line, etc. left behind to classic 
protocols.

Moreover, apparently to developing Empathy I stayed stopped, and in some 
respects outdated - like gtalk module -. It is not well integrated with 
current gnome design standards and seems not to want to modernize new 
principles  0f messaging (this is my appreciation).
When compared to Polari -irc chat- is a big change that I would look to 
use protocols such as XMPP/jingle, SIP and yahoo IM in the proposed 
gnome-chat app.

And why not think about the implementation of other protocols such as 
Telegram. Telegram is found in many devices, it offers a great 
experience in text/audio messaging and this protocol is completely open 
source (in the future will support audio calls).

WebRTC seems another option, although it seems very difficult to provide 
webrtc protocol an application. See: 
http://danielpocock.com/best-rtc-voip-softphone-linux-desktop

¿Gnome chat it is developing, there are chances of seeing a technical 
preview in GNOME 3.20?

Cheers

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Bastián Díaz