Survey Data Of XMPP Vs IRC Usage In Open Source

This dataset contains survey results of a survey conducted on 62 XMPP and IRC users who are either open source developers or open source software users. The survey is aimed at knowing how XMPP and IRC are being adopted by these communities for collaboration and user support.

If you're using this dataset in your research work, please use the following citation:

B. Yerram, G. R. Kodam and A. Karamtoth, "An Empirical Study on the Adoption of XMPP and IRC Protocols in Modern Open-Source IM Ecosystems," 2026 3rd International Conference on Research Methodologies in Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence and Telecommunication Engineering (RMKMATE), Chennai, India, 2026, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/RMKMATE69073.2026.11518934. keywords: {Protocols;Open source software;Software;Printing;Surveys;Internet;Licenses;Servers;Linux;Instant messaging;Open-Source Software;Computer Networks;Network Protocols;Instant Messaging;XMPP;Internet Relay Chat},