Instant messaging --> now what?

[Charly Baker]

On Tuesday 30 September 2003 12:20 pm, Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Martin C wrote:
> > Yahoo has tried to block third party software from
> > connecting to his network (although Gaim seems to have
> > success connecting with the new protocol in the last
> > version).
> > M$N is going to close third party software too on
> > October 15th.
>
> These companies have always had trouble with the concept of
> interoperability - ie the concept on which the entire Internet is built.
> The Internet has had nothing but trouble since large greedy corporations
> got involved :(
>
> > The question is: what shall we use for IM? ICQ is an
> > option, LICQ is pretty nice... Jabber? People is used
>
> ICQ is an option but many people aren't so fond of it these days.
>
> > to use smilies, Jabber has them?
>
> To be honest I still prefer IRC.  The whole "Bob is now online" thing
> built into todays IM s/w does nothing for me :)
>
> > I think this sort of policies that are having IM
> > giants are very bad for everyone... And that´s why I
>
> Definately.  It stifles the interoperability that got the Internet going i
> the first place.  These companies forget that the free Internet, ignored
> by business for a long time, trounced all over Compuserve and AOL had to
> connect to the Internet or risk its wraith (see "The September that never
> ended").
>
> > think that something Free has to arise to fill the
> > holes they are going to leave...
>
> The alternative should already exist.  I'd need to check on an MS-Windows
> based jabber client but if it exists it'd be perfect.

See

http://www.jabber.org/user/clientlist.php?PHPSESSID=a79a2d661d96ea59ec7304f7a6160e12

for windows jabber clients

Charly Baker
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