XMPP At The SF Music Tech Summit

October 21, 2008

I had a great day at the San Francisco Music Tech Summit and I was only a little surprised by the large amount of interest in XMPP. Here’s a few things I noticed:

Remember, this is a music technology conference, not an open source conference. These people are trying to solve problems they face in creating new technologies for the music industry, music creators, and music fans, and they are looking to XMPP to provide some solutions. It’s amazing to see XMPP finally getting this kind of well-deserved attention.

On another note, I am always happy to see new folks embracing open multimedia codecs. Bandcamp is a new startup helping bands sell music, and Vorbis and Flac are fully supported there. XMPP seems to be getting its day in the sun, and I hope that the Xiph.org Foundation’s efforts will see similar interest some day.

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XMPP At The SF Music Tech Summit - October 21, 2008 - Jack Moffitt