@whynothugo
There is no "Snikket protocol", it's just XMPP! We believe strongly in open standards. After all, the founder of Snikket is the current Executive Director of the XSF 🙂
That said, we are focused on showing the best XMPP can offer, and we prioritize things like usability and security over backwards compatibility. We do what we can to help lead the ecosystem in these things, and move XMPP forward in implementation as well as specifications.