Yes, because other federated protocols (email, XMPP, Matrix) don’t have the same features modern messengers have and don’t interoperate with other protocols well. I don’t think XMPP OTR or OMEMO are RFC standards either, they’re just extensions on top of XMPP.
Some XMPP people are part of the conversation and Matrix is already moving to adopting MLS, so clearly “just use x” wasn’t an option, even for them.
I doubt it will ever happen but it would be amazing if I could just have one messaging app and message whomever I want on whatever platform I wanted, without having to using some crazy bridges.
Yes, because other federated protocols (email, XMPP, Matrix) don’t have the same features modern messengers have and don’t interoperate with other protocols well. I don’t think XMPP OTR or OMEMO are RFC standards either, they’re just extensions on top of XMPP.
Some XMPP people are part of the conversation and Matrix is already moving to adopting MLS, so clearly “just use x” wasn’t an option, even for them.
I doubt it will ever happen but it would be amazing if I could just have one messaging app and message whomever I want on whatever platform I wanted, without having to using some crazy bridges.