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Jabber Makes It Good

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rolling-the-open dept.

el bastardo writes "According to this ZDNet article, IBM is building a new IM network for the Washington, DC area government agencies using Jabber as the base protocol."

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  1. Jabber on Cell-phones? by anonymous+cupboard · · Score: 5, Interesting
    How would they do that? PDAs I can understand, especially if they run Linux, but cellphones? Or is this just some kind of SMSJabber Gateway. If memory servers me right. Jabber is easy to plug into other systems with server Gateways.

    Also, note the cost, $20m is peanuts for a Govt project. I guess they will try to use existing infrastructure where possible.

  2. Jabber!? by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But I have to use fucking Sametime Connect inside the company! The bastards! Having to use Lotus software is the biggest downside to working at IBM. They have to justify that 6 billion dollar investment in Lotus, you see? And despite the fact that IBM is all gung-ho about Linux, we'll never see Linux ports of that software. I suspect it's not that they don't want to as much as no one really knows enough about the code base to even make the attempt. Or to be able to document their file formats. Lotus is this decade's Token Ring.

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    I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?

  3. Typical message exchange by jimbolaya · · Score: 5, Funny

    there's a riot downtown. :(
    stores are being looted! :O
    all units respond now! >:(
    officers have arrived. situation under control. :)

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    There ain't no rules here; we're trying to accomplish something.

  4. Re:Not sure about this by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny
    It's near impossible to convey emotions in txt.

    You're right. Before the invention of emoticons, humans were unable to express sarcasm, sorrow, pain, or joy verbally. Just think how great Shakespeare could've been had he known about smileys:

    "To be, or not to be. That is the question. :~("

    Oh, wait. You were serious?

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?