1Conversations is a messenger for the next decade. Based on already established
 2internet standards that have been around for over ten years Conversations isn’t
 3trying to replace current commercial messengers. It will simply outlive them.
 4Commercial, closed source products are coming and going. 15 years ago we had ICQ
 5which was replaced by Skype. MySpace was replaced by Facebook. WhatsApp and
 6Hangouts will disappear soon. Internet standards however stick around. People
 7are still using IRC and e-mail even though these protocols have been around for
 8decades. Utilizing proven standards doesn’t mean one can not evolve. GMail has
 9revolutionized the way we look at e-mail. Firefox and Chrome have changed the
10way we use the Web. Conversations will change the way we look at instant
11messaging. Being less obtrusive than a telephone call instant messaging has
12always played an important role in modern society. Conversations will show that
13instant messaging can be fast, reliable and private. Conversations will not
14force its security and privacy aspects upon the user. For those willing to use
15encryption Conversations will make it as uncomplicated as possible. However
16Conversations is aware that end-to-end encryption by the very principle isn’t
17trivial. Instead of trying the impossible and making encryption easier than
18comparing a fingerprint Conversations will try to educate the willing user and
19explain the necessary steps and the reasons behind them. Those unwilling to
20learn about encryption will still be protected by the design principals of
21Conversations.  Conversations will simply not share or generate certain
22information for example by encouraging the use of federated servers.
23Conversations will always utilize the best available standards for encryption
24and media encoding instead of reinventing the wheel. However it isn’t afraid to
25break with behavior patterns that have been proven ineffective.