Wire, Threema, or Signal? What am I going to recommend to friends and family on WhatsApp? I leaning towards Wire right now even though I used Threema in the past.
I'm giving up on XMPP, Prosody and ChatSecure because I couldn't get it to work. The sad details are at the end of this blog post, if you're interested: https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/2018-06-07_No_More_WhatsApp
There's also the part where I discover that I can't use the iPad or my Laptop to register a second Wire account without a phone number because this Purism laptop comes with PureBrowser which is an older Firefox. So I think I'm going to suggest Signal to friends and family.
@kensanata Why self-host xmpp? You and your family members and friends can also get accounts on public servers. I mean, what's the difference w.r.t. the centralized systems? You won't be self-hosting them either. But by using XMPP you still have the chance to connect to federated users, and maybe one day self-host if there's an easier/better server in the future.
@megfault Yeah, that's true. I just feel weird telling a bunch of teenagers go and sign up at jabber.de. But perhaps that's a good answer after all. I'll look at it again when I have more time.