1Conversations is a messenger for the next decade. Based on already established
 2internet standards that have been around for over ten years Coversations 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
 5ICQ which was replaced by Skype. MySpace was replaced by Facebook. WhatsApp and
 6Hangouts will disapear soon. Internet standards however stick around. People are
 7still 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 obstrusive than a telephone call instant messaging has
12always played an importent role in modern society. Conversations will show that
13instant messaging can be fast, relialbe and private. Conversations will not
14force its security and privacey aspects upon the user. For those willing to use encryption
15Conversations will make it as uncomplicated as possible. However Conversations
16is aware that end-to-end encryption by the very principle isn’t trivial. Instead
17of trying the impossible and making encryption easier than comparing a
18fingerprint Conversations will try to educate the willing user and explain the
19necessary steps and the reasons behind them. Those unwilling to learn about
20encryption will still be protected by the design principals of Conversations.
21Conversations will simply not share or generate certain information for example
22by encouraging the use of federated servers. Conversations will always
23utilize the best available standards for encryption and media encoding instead
24of reinventing the wheel. However it isn’t afraid to break with behavior patterns
25that have been proven ineffctive.