[ash]

> Open specifications and federated services. It's called XMPP and if it's not enough, then something better should be developed.

Matrix project is an interesting effort to replace XMPP: http://matrix.org/

[kh_hk]

I got to know the Matrix project on the last FOSDEM and it definitely seemed a step on the right direction.

I guess then it's all a matter of waiting for it to happen.