FWIW - https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge I've used this to bridge Slack and Jabber with some success; it's a bit fiddly to set up, and the process needs to be kicked once in a while, but it does work. It supports lots of other messaging services too... personally, I'm looking forward to participating in an IETF meeting through Minecraft chat. > On 7 Aug 2019, at 10:00 am, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 07-Aug-19 11:37, Linda Dunbar wrote: >> Pete, >> Thanks for the pointer. >> There are so many very easy messaging Apps, Slack, Wire, etc. why it is mandatary to have Jabber? >> Besides, remote people who want to post questions should register with the Remote Participation, and can raise their hands if they want to ask questions (i.e. posting their questions to the Etherpad). >> >> If there are no remote participants, can WG go on without Jabber scriber? > > Jabber is integrated with Meetecho, so I don't think we can drop it unless... > >> Remote people can also access Etherpad. It is kind of nice to have questions captured in the Etherpad. > > ....Etherpad could also in some way be integrated with Meetecho. But I don't see how that would work, whereas instant messaging fits in quite naturally. > > (BTW, I've found Jabber very reliable using Gajim on Windows, with an account @jabber.org. But apart from IETF weeks, very few people seem to use it now.) > > Brian > -- Mark Nottingham https://www.mnot.net/
