[kwlug-disc] Cross Platform Messaging Clients

[Andrew Sullivan Cant]

>> Perhaps we need a KWLUG Night of the Chat Client Shootout?

It would be interesting to see a comparison with bitlbee[1] and an IRC
client as well.

I have not used it, but bitlbee claims it is a server/proxy to various
IM services and IRC. Could do something similar to what pidgin does,
while still allowing the choice between GUI and console for the UI.

Anyone have an experience with this or something similar?

Andrew

[1] https://www.bitlbee.org/main.php/news.r.html


On 16/05/16 18:24, Nick Guenther wrote:
> On May 13, 2016 12:19:06 PM EDT, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
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>> Jason wrote:
>>> True, but [Pidgin]'s never been terribly good at IRC.
>>
>> Hm.. I use Pidgin only for XMPP and IRC. I've never been able to
>> figure out Hexchat, for example, and if dedicated IRC clients offer
>> features that Pidgin doesn't then those are features I haven't needed.
>>
>> My worry is that Pidgin development is stagnant, and what development
>> does occur isn't addressing well-documented vulnerabilities.
>>
>>
>> Perhaps we need a KWLUG Night of the Chat Client Shootout?
>>
> This is a great idea. I have so many opinions on this.
> 


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