Axel Knauf<p>I wanted to bridge IRC to XMPP and vice versa, here's how to do this with <a href="https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge?tab=readme-ov-file#matterbridge" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">matterbridge</a>.</p><p>After having set up both <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/@id/statuses/01K2SMRQMMAPVCQ80TCAVZ0DBX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">IRC</a> and <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/@id/statuses/01K42Y23A3EF1SYQHCJMAVWCY3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">XMPP</a> servers on my VPS recently I realized that it's annoying to keep multiple clients running with accounts logged into each of them. So I wanted to bridge a specific IRC channel with a XMPP/Jabber group chat channel.</p><p>After a little research I went with <code>matterbridge</code> and set it up like this:</p><ul><li>Created a dedicated IRC user to join my existing channel <code>#lounge</code></li><li>IRC runs <a href="https://ergo.chat/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ergo</a> with SASL auth enabled</li><li>Created a dedicated XMPP user to join group chat <code>bridging</code></li><li>XMPP is a <a href="https://prosody.im/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">prosody</a> server with <code>mod_muc</code> enabled</li></ul><p>My <code>matterbridge.toml</code> looks like this:</p><pre><code>[irc]
[irc.default]
Nick="bridge"
NickServNick="bridge"
NickServPassword="secret"
Server="irc.example.org:6697"
UseTLS=true
UseSASL=true
SkipTLSVerify=false
RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}] <{NICK}> "
[xmpp]
[xmpp.default]
Server="xmpp.example.org:5222"
Jid="bridge@xmpp.example.org"
Password="secret"
Muc="muc.xmpp.example.org"
Nick="bridge"
RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}] <{NICK}> "
[[gateway]]
name="irc2xmpp"
enable=true
[[gateway.inout]]
account="irc.default"
channel="#lounge"
[[gateway.inout]]
account="xmpp.default"
channel="bridging"
</code></pre><p>I've created a dedicated non-login user on my VPS, downloaded the <a href="https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/tag/v1.26.0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">latest binary release</a>, verified the checksums and set up a <code>systemd</code> unit with this config (as per the docs):</p><pre><code>[Unit]
Description=Matterbridge daemon
After=network-online.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/home/matterbridge/bin/matterbridge -conf /home/matterbridge/matterbridge.toml
Restart=always
RestartSec=30s
User=matterbridge
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
</code></pre><p>Then I ran reloaded <code>systemd</code>'s config and enabled the service. Logging in to the two chat solutions I was able to verify that messages are sent across. Hooray for interoperability!</p><p>Having this infrastructure in place I may want to bring in <a href="https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Gateway-config-%28channel-rules%29" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">all kinds of other chat protocols</a> that are supported, .. <3</p><p><a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/irc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/xmpp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/matterbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>matterbridge</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/interoperability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interoperability</span></a> <a href="https://fedi.4x31.dev/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a></p>
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Having spent some time working on XMPP Interop Tests, and having read the XSF blog post about the Dutch NTA 7532 standard, I put some words together about why the Interop project has some specific value in this space.
https://xmpp-interop-testing.github.io/2025/10/28/putting-nta7532-to-the-test.html
XMPP Interop TestingPutting NTA 7532 to the Test (Literally)You might have seen the XMPP Standards Foundation’s open letter to NEN about NTA 7532, the Dutch effort to standardise secure healthcare chat. It’s a good read, and, as it happens, right up our street. If you’re building a chat system that has to actually talk to someone else’s chat...
Publication of the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog Community Standards: The Open Geospatial Consortium (#OGC) has officially published the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (#STAC) Community Standards, marking a key milestone in data #interoperability. Built for flexibility and scalability, STAC provides a standardized...
https://spatialists.ch/posts/2025/10/28-publication-of-the-spatiotemporal-asset-catalog-community-standards/ #GIS #GISchat #geospatial #SwissGIS
Spatialists – geospatial newsPublication of the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog Community Standards – Spatialists – geospatial news
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"Fostering #interoperability of data, models, communication, and #governance for disaster resilience through transdisciplinary knowledge #coproduction" - invited prespectives from the #DIRECTED project team is now published.
read more:
https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/3055/2025/
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XMPP enables hospitals, GPs, and care providers to exchange messages securely across systems - with local control and no vendor lock-in.
It’s the open, federated model healthcare needs for safe and seamless communication.
#Interoperability #OpenStandards
Interoperability refers to the ability of different systems, organizations, or devices to communicate, exchange data, and use the shared information effectively. One of the most impactful applications of this concept lies in Healthcare Interoperability, where seamless data exchange between hospitals, devices, and electronic records can save lives and improve patient outcomes.
Source: https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%92%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E6%80%A7
#healthcare #software #interoperability
zh.wikipedia.org互操作性 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
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I guess this way of showing what's working and what is not working, is way better
#Fediverse #interoperability #pixelfed #mastodon #lemmy #bookwyrm
Fediverse + interoperability
pls repost:
Interoperability between all the fediverse software is for me the best thing about thefediverse.
At the moment I'm trying to track it using #mermaid. With this I want to show some problems.
any one of you UI & #mermaids experts have a better way of showing it?
(code will be published on codeberg and help will be really appreciated but I will announce that separately)
At the October 2025 "W3C in Europe
" meeting, @simone, @w3c #security lead, discussed digital identity standards in Europe and related security challenges. He outlined the move from centralized to federated and decentralized identity models, supported by W3C technologies like #WebAuthn, Verifiable Credentials, DIDs, and the Digital Credentials API. Key challenges include #interoperability across EU states and protecting privacy and human rights.
Watch: https://youtu.be/qEGkGoxvjrI
#Apple: a horde of lawyers.
The 
FSFE: ONE lawyer.
We still landed a knockout! 
Support us today to keep standing up to Apple and defending our user rights!
Donate now! https://fsfe.org/donate
Lyrasis Organizational Home launches the Community-supported technologies (CST) #Interoperability Project!
This project will define new integrations for all 5 Lyrasis CSTs: ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace, DSpace, Fedora and VIVO.
Redstart Works has been retained for identifying the workflows and defining functional requirements. I'm excited to bring my #community and technical experience together in this dream project!
https://lyrasis.org/the-lyrasis-organizational-home-launches-the-cst-interoperability-project/
Lyrasis · The Lyrasis Organizational Home Launches the CST Interoperability ProjectThe Lyrasis Organizational Home is excited to announce the launch of the CST Interoperability Project. This project is one of the initiatives supported by the CST Growth Fund, a million-dollar investment from Lyrasis’ reserves designed to help community-supported technologies (CSTs) grow for the future. The CST Interoperability Project will enhance interoperability of each of the […]
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The hearing at @Curia is now over!
We at FSFE are proud to have been there to remind the Court that #interoperability must not be hindered, and that regulating #Apple serves the public interest.
You can also check the full statement here: https://download.fsfe.org/campaigns/device-neutrality/2025-10-21-fsfe-hearing-statement-cjeu.pdf
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#migration #interoperability #EU #technology #criminality
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#Apple is claiming before @Curia that #DMA is expropriating their copyrights and patents! 
The @EUCommission and the @fsfe stated that Apple has not listed any right. How this can be? 
The Court followed up, but Apple just cannot list any copyright and patent affected by #interoperability!
@fsfe 's lawyer has a powerful message for @Curia today:
"Innovation does not exempt a company from regulation. FSFE challenges Apple’s attempt to invalidate a democratically adopted EU #interoperability mandate for operating systems.
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#Apple's lawyers are arguing that the #interoperability provision in the #DMA harms the company's human rights 
Our lawyer, Martin Husovec, is now on the podium at @Curia
He is reminding the Court that Apple is being regulated for the public interest and that interoperability and #FreeSoftware cannot be compromised.
In this Oxidize 2025 panel, join Till Adam (KDAB) talking about the #interoperability of Rust and C++. Featuring Olivier Goffart (@slint), Stefan Nürnberger (veecle), Nicolas Fella (@kde), and Leon Matthes (KDAB): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upp_Yr2A4Hs #Cpp #RustLang @oxidize
