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Gaim Forks To Get Voice And Video Support

Posted by timothy on from the run-for-the-money dept.

RAMMS+EIN writes "Everyone's favorite instant messenger, Gaim, has recently been forked. The new gaim-vv project aims to provide voice and video chat support, which will eventually be backported into the main branch." Nice to see an amicable fork; it sounds like this will mean competition for GnomeMeeting.

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  1. I wish... by JThundley · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just wish the devs would make something that they could be proud to call a 1.0 release.
    But then again, this software is their gift to me, I have no room to bitch :)

  2. Uh oh... by larley · · Score: 3, Funny

    I just realized. Seeing as the true geeks use open source and all, that'll just give us one less reason to go out and be social... As soon as they develop a usb-automated back scratcher and/or fridge/microwave, I'm not leaving the house!

    1. Re:Uh oh... by flynns · · Score: 4, Funny

      ..you leave your house to scratch your back and cook/refrigerate your food?

      hmm.

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      'If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.'
  3. Re:How useful is that? by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not unless your webcam is supported... :-/

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    Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
  4. Re:Too many choices by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 4, Funny

    ``I don't want voice or video chat. I talk to people in real life or via phonograph.''

    Do write a plugin for that, so that us Gaim users can have it too!

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    Please correct me if I got my facts wrong.
  5. Re:Well, not everyone's favourite by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I find that Imodium-AD works better than Kopete, myself.

  6. Since I run Debian... by Glowing+Fish · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since I run Debian, I should read Slashdot from a year or so ago, to read about all the latest programs I can apt-get.

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    Hopefully I didn't put any [] around my words.
  7. ObStarTrek by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Helloooo computer... ah, a keyboard... how quaint..."

  8. Re:Everyone's favorite messenger? by binford2k · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can make a tray icon on minimizing, but can't remove task bar icon.

    Don't minimize it, close the window.