Comments on: 10 Instant Messaging Clients for Linux http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/ Ubuntu/Debian/Mint news and tutorials | Linux stuff Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jco http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-1518 jco Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:15:41 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-1518 It’s funny to see that someone can turn Google search results into an article. I see nowhere any information on compatibility with the official (proprietary) clients, especially WLM (MSN).

I know there’s people who doesn’t care about that (see comments above), but for people using Linux for the first time, how transparent the migration is, is the most important factor (and the more penalizing for current non official MSN clients).
For those already used to Linux and FOSS, the article is shallow to say the least…

JMTC, jco

]]> By: GrueMaster http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-1234 GrueMaster Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:50:04 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-1234 Also worth mentioning is Quassel for KDE. They have a single IM app, and a client-server set for chat logging and remote backscroll access. Coupled with bitlbee, it is very useful, especially if you travel and don’t want to miss any chatter.

]]> By: Howard http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-1233 Howard Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:49:35 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-1233 Bummer. After I posted, I saw the last entry IS CenterIM. Maybe I haven’t had enough coffee yet… ;)

]]> By: Howard http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-1232 Howard Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:48:27 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-1232 While I think GUI programs are ok, I think some console apps should be listed as well. For IM, I use CenterIM. CenterIM is a pretty good IM client that supports multiple protocols (I’m using it on AIM and Google Talk (Jabber) right now. As a plus, you can configure it to use vi or emacs key bindings.

]]> By: mato http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-1214 mato Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:13:17 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-1214 Screen+Irssi+Bitlbee is all you need. I don’t understand why other IM-clients aren’t keybord-driven. That’s why they’re useless for me.

]]> By: omix http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-944 omix Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:51:45 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-944 & gyachi ?

]]> By: glococo http://www.tuxarena.com/2010/12/10-instant-messaging-clients-for-linux/#comment-901 glococo Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:47:34 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=199#comment-901 What a Shame to put FIRST on the list the major copocrime proprietary network protocol client.

@Craciun Dan, please, learn the power of SMTP/POP/IMAP and the new XMPP. (Jabber, gTalk, Ovi Contacts, Jabbim, etc..)

Please, remove aMSN or at least, put at the end like skype (another copocrime proprietary network protocol)

As soon as we eliminate proprietary network protocols, PSTN will became old story and everyone will place calls, video calls and much more over XMPP (emails)

Empathy is the best from this list. Also want to recommend you:
http://swift.im/releases/swift-1.0beta8/
http://psi-im.org/
http://www.jabbim.com/

ps: SIP/Simple will never succeed.

Best wishes and Happy new year.

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