----------------------------------- Mint Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:51 pm Linux IM ----------------------------------- Is there an IM for linux that can communicate with MSN and the like? Thanks, also I am using Mandrake 10. ----------------------------------- rizzix Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:54 pm ----------------------------------- [url=http://gaim.sf.net]gaim ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Jul 06, 2004 3:35 pm ----------------------------------- Indeed. Gaim is hard to beat on any platform. ----------------------------------- rizzix Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:38 pm ----------------------------------- hmm but i prefer adium ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:44 pm ----------------------------------- hmm but i prefer adium Which, if memory serves, uses gaim code. ;-) ----------------------------------- rizzix Tue Jul 06, 2004 7:10 pm ----------------------------------- heh yea if thats what u mean.. the inside code. speaking of which all the major multi im clients for mac run on libgaim. ----------------------------------- Blade Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:45 pm ----------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------- Mazer Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:41 am ----------------------------------- W00t for aMSN, that client is even better than the original MSN client. And ditto for sourceforge. ----------------------------------- PaddyLong Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:03 am ----------------------------------- yeah amsn is the rule.. kinda miss it now that I'm back in doze ----------------------------------- Raugrist Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:55 pm ----------------------------------- Isn't there a windows version for it? ----------------------------------- Mazer Fri Jul 16, 2004 7:07 pm ----------------------------------- Yeah, there is. Actually, there are windows versions of most linux programs. Hmm. ----------------------------------- wtd Fri Jul 16, 2004 8:09 pm ----------------------------------- 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.