| Re: Patch: Jabber support [message #1960 is a reply to message #1959] |
Fri, 26 April 2002 05:45   |
mauftarkie
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Never heard of Jabber! Heathen!
Ah, just kidding. It's poised to become the IM standard when the rest of the industry quits trying to be so closed-minded. It's very cool. And open. And free. It's gaining strength, but it will never reach massive levels until one of the big players adopts it. It could happen, although at this point I doubt it'll be soon.
Since I can't do it justice, I point you to the Jabber website, and especially the FAQ, where all the answers to your questions can be found.
I won't be heartbroken if you leave it out (which is why I sent it as a separate patch), but I see it as forward-thinking. The more it permiates into the conciousness of the Internet, the more people will become aware of it and try it. Maybe other forum software coders will see that FUD has Jabber support and code it themselves. Then someday in the future, we can throw off the oppressive shackles of proprietary IM providers.
As for it's popularity, it's still mostly unheard of. It doesn't get a whole lot of mainstream press, and the brainwashed masses aren't ready to throw away their current IM clients. Yet. Someday they will. It's just a matter of time. I do hear that it's pretty popular with businesses right now, mainly because they can run their own servers internally and keep private stuff private. There's nothing embarassing like a leaked chat log...
Personally, I keep meaning to set up a server at work so I can code little daemons to tell me when my machines are misbehaving. Or when an article with a keyword gets posted to my favorite news site. Or when I get an email from a family member. It's all easy to do with Jabber...
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