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Linux IM
Author:  Mint [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Linux IM
Is there an IM for linux that can communicate with MSN and the like?
Thanks, also I am using Mandrake 10.
Author:  rizzix [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:54 pm ]
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gaim
Author:  wtd [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:35 pm ]
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Indeed. Gaim is hard to beat on any platform.
Author:  rizzix [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:38 pm ]
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hmm but i prefer adium
Author:  wtd [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:44 pm ]
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rizzix wrote:
hmm but i prefer adium


Which, if memory serves, uses gaim code. Wink
Author:  rizzix [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:10 pm ]
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heh yea if thats what u mean.. the inside code.

speaking of which all the major multi im clients for mac run on libgaim.
Author:  Blade [ Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:45 pm ]
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/amsn/

whenever lookin for somethin for linux, sourceforge.org is usually the best place to check out... i usually use AMSN with linux for MSN chatting... the odd time i use gaim
Author:  Mazer [ Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:41 am ]
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W00t for aMSN, that client is even better than the original MSN client. And ditto for sourceforge.
Author:  PaddyLong [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:03 am ]
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yeah amsn is the rule.. kinda miss it now that I'm back in doze
Author:  Raugrist [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:55 pm ]
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Isn't there a windows version for it?
Author:  Mazer [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:07 pm ]
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Yeah, there is. Actually, there are windows versions of most linux programs. Hmm.
Author:  wtd [ Fri Jul 16, 2004 8:09 pm ]
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Mazer wrote:
Yeah, there is. Actually, there are windows versions of most linux programs. Hmm.


Open source hackers tend to be more concerned with writing code that's cross-platform compatible than do coders who've grown comfortable serving a purely Windows market.

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